Crime and Punishment: Judge sentences criminal to watch every Orioles game

At what had seemed to be a rather routine trial today for defendant Ray Ray Richards, charged with reckless endangerment in a dirtbike incident, Baltimore City Circuit Court judge Judge Sylvester B. Cox has handed down a sentence that defies logic. “Mr. Richards, for your wanton lack of regard for the safety of the public at large, I hereby sentence you to watch every Orioles game for the next three seasons.”

Richards blanched and nearly doubled over. Bailiffs had to support him as he blurted “You…. can’t. They’re… terrible – I MEAN COME ON, DID YOU SEE THAT POP FLY TO FIRST THAT SALAZAR JUST DROPPED FOR NO REASON!! NOOOOOOO!” Richards was then tazed repeatedly and taken into custody.

The decision passed down by Judge Cox will certainly be seen as controversial by many and may even find its way before Amnesty International if the public perception for the sentence worsens, especially when based solely on the performance of the Baltimore Orioles. More to come as the situation develops.