Ohio man sentenced to wear ‘BULLY’ sign is jeered, taunted
Edmond Aviv, 62, sits with a sign he made at a street corner in the Cleveland suburb of South Euclid, Ohio April 13, 2014.
(Reuters) – An Ohio man sentenced by a judge to spend Sunday wearing a sign reading “I AM A BULLY” at a busy suburban Cleveland intersection was greeted by a boisterous stream of honking car horns, jeers and insults.
Edmond Aviv, 62, clad in a hat and dark sunglasses, sat slumped in a green plastic chair holding the cardboard sign that is punishment for his treatment of a neighbor, whose husband suffers from dementia, and her seven children, several of whom have disabilities and use wheelchairs.
His sign reads: “I AM A BULLY! I pick on children that are disabled, and I am intolerant of those that are different from myself. My actions do not reflect an appreciation for the diverse South Euclid community that I live in.”…
I hope it brings the man some humility and some caring for others less fortunate then ourselves . I think it is good that we can do this but in some circles this would be terrible . I am all for it it might be a teachable time for him it will show up if he does not taunt these people again and then will I say it worked . All humans are redeemable . My heart goes out to the family he ridiculed .
am in hopes the punishment wakes this man up to the fact of how blest he is to not have physical or mental problems .. I see precious few people that will ever admit they are wrong or take a good
look at their selves, they love to lay the blame on someone else.. I will be surprised if the punishment
changes any thing for him. God is the one that sends conviction and I see no christianity whatsoever in this man.. so God has a big job of reaching his heart & spirit.
Wow! That was sure an eye-opener! Unfortunately, I think the man who feels that all humans are redeemable lives in a dream world. I also think that, though it may have been humiliating for the “bully”, I really doubt that it will teach him anything — except, possibly, to be more angry and more misguided in his choice of ways to deal with his anger. I would prefer to live in the world that Mr. Roberts inhabits – it sounds like a wonderful place.
A lot of people are scum as this guy shows. Good for the judge.