Judge orders man to quit smoking, and more

Judge orders man to quit smoking

A Hawaiian man has been ordered by a judge to quit smoking for a year. Makaio Bachman-Majamay, 19, was facing arson charges after his flicked cigarette set fire to the wooden roof of the Wei Wei Bar-B-Q restaurant. But after Bachman-Majamay bargained down to a lesser charge, Judge Joel August sentenced him to community service, a $1,025 fine, and a whole year of no smoking. “That means no cigarettes,” said August. “Perhaps it will add about 10 or 15 years to his life if he stops smoking permanently.”

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