[Rocketfan]

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A judge known for creative sentencing has ordered three Spanish-speaking men to learn English or go to jail.

The men, who faced prison for criminal conspiracy to commit robbery, can remain on parole if they learn to read and write English, earn their GEDs and get full-time jobs, Luzerne County Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. said.

The men, Luis Reyes, Ricardo Dominguez and Rafael Guzman-Mateo, plus a fourth defendant, Kelvin Reyes-Rosario, all needed translators when they pleaded guilty Tuesday.

"Do you think we are going to supply you with a translator all of your life?" the judge asked them.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,342312,00.html

[LUconn]

"Yes", Their translator answered.

[Hold My Own]

Shew...when I read the title I thought GMTM got in some trouble

[TylerBakersGonnaBGreat]

Shew...when I read the title I thought GMTM got in some trouble

[Rocketfan]

Shew...when I read the title I thought GMTM got in some trouble

no this wasn't gambling related

[matshark]

Now THAT'S a punishment i like. WTG for the judge making these guys actually DO something with their lives.

hi, welcome to america, would you like welfare and government assistance with that, or would you like to order some hard work, common courtesy and contribution to socitety?

[Cider Jim]

That's good job security for people in my profession.