A Hawaiian judge has handed down an unconventional sentence to a man who violated a court order banning him from contacting his ex-girlfriend. Daren Young now has to write 144 compliments about his former partner, to make up for the 144 times he attempted to contact her with “nasty” messages.
When the couple split in February, Young’s ex-girlfriend sought a protection order to prevent Young from contacting her. Nevertheless, the 30-year-old attempted to call and text his former partner 144 times within a three-hour period on 22 May, says The Maui News.
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