Social Death Sentence: Judge Banishes Thief From Grosse Pointe For A Year

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle in the "Village" business district has been banished one year from the City of Grosse Pointe.

According to the Grosse Pointe News, Municipal Judge Russell Ethridge said doesn't even want the thief to personally deliver monthly installments on his fine.

"Mail in your payments," Ethridge told him. "If you're seen in the City of Grosse Pointe in the next year, count on going downtown."

Ronald Dean Anders, 49, of Detroit, had a succinct response to the judge's order.

"OK," he said.