A wee note of regret ..

.FOND DU LAC – People caught urinating in public are being taken to the woodshed, figuratively at least, with court orders to write signed letters of apology that are published in the local newspaper in this American city.

“I am so terribly sorry for urinating outside of a public place in your city,” a man wrote in a letter published this week. “It was not a very intelligent thing to do …I know whoever reads this loves Fond du Lac and I dishonoured your town and myself in the process.””My behaviour was both immature and disrespectful,” another man wrote.”…I will make sure that, in the future, I will act in a more appropriate way.I was out of line and it will never happen again.”Under the creative sentencing policy implemented by Judge Jerry Jaye more than a year ago, anyone convicted of urinating in public must write letters of apology to a downtown business group and to the community.Policeman Steve Klein said the policy has been effective in making people take responsibility for their actions, and it’s also been a deterrent.- Nampa-AP”It was not a very intelligent thing to do …I know whoever reads this loves Fond du Lac and I dishonoured your town and myself in the process.””My behaviour was both immature and disrespectful,” another man wrote. “…I will make sure that, in the future, I will act in a more appropriate way.I was out of line and it will never happen again.”Under the creative sentencing policy implemented by Judge Jerry Jaye more than a year ago, anyone convicted of urinating in public must write letters of apology to a downtown business group and to the community.Policeman Steve Klein said the policy has been effective in making people take responsibility for their actions, and it’s also been a deterrent.- Nampa-AP