Man sentenced to tend flowers :
"A ZAMBIAN magistrate has sentenced a British businessman to 15 days of tending flowers at the Immigration Department for overstaying his visa, a local newspaper said today."
A novel approach to managing misdemeanors. Firstly it is productive. Secondly, it will probably be a good deterrant since he will be out in the open in Zambia for all to see. It is not so harsh he has been dehumanised nor disenfranchised. You can't put everyone in gaol and not every offense warrants gaol. It actually requires him to take responsibility for his actions and to be there to perform the tasks. It is asking him to be honourable after behaving dishonourably. I like this approach because he is being punished but he is being treatment is dignified. It is a good lesson.
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