Smoke up Johnny!

Judge orders man to quit smoking for one year
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WAILUKU, Hawaii - A judge has ordered a 19-year-old Hawaii man who pleaded no contest to starting a restaurant fire with a flicked cigarette to stop smoking for a year.

Makaio Bachman-Majamay of Makawao was originally charged with third-degree arson for allegedly igniting the shake roof of the Wei Wei Bar-B-Q Restaurant in Pukalani in July 2008. Witnesses extinguished the blaze using buckets of water, The Maui News reported.

Deputy Public Defender William McGrath says his client didn't mean to set the fire.

Bachman-Majamay pleaded to a reduced charge of third-degree criminal property damage.

Second Circuit Judge Joel August ordered him to do community service and pay a $1,025 fine to fix the roof. He also told the teen not to use tobacco for a year.

"That means no cigarettes," August said. "Perhaps it will add about 10 or 15 years to his life if he stops smoking permanently."

I'm surprised at how convinces this judge is that this kid is going to stop smoking. Yeah, because when you tell a teenager he has to do something, it usually gets done. Are you kidding me? People are told to stop drinking alcohol when they get arrested for DUI but it doesnt happen. I don't know. I guess if they hair test this kid instead of take his urine, then he'd be screwed. If I was him, I'd take up crack. Its a good high, it'll get out of his system quick and he'd never miss the cigarettes.