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Monday, 04/14/2014 12:08:38 AM

Monday, April 14, 2014 12:08:38 AM

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Man Harassing Neighbor and Disabled Children Wears 'I AM A BULLY!' Sign


An Ohio man spent his Sunday carrying an “I AM A BULLY!” sign on a busy street, for harassing his neighbor and her disabled children.
(Photo : YouTube)



Judge Gayle Williams-Byers ordered Aviv to carry the sign for five hours.
[ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/judge-orders-man-carry-bully-sign-harassing-neighbor-article-1.1754417 ]


Apr 13, 2014 05:35 PM EDT

An Ohio man spent his Sunday carrying an "I AM A BULLY!" sign on a busy street, for harassing his neighbor and her disabled children.

Edmond Aviv, 62, who allegedly called his neighbor Sandra Prugh, "Monkey Mama" as she held her adopted, handicapped African-American children, and smeared dog feces on their wheelchair ramp, was ordered by a judge to carry the sign on Sunday between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the corner of Trebisky Road and Monticello Boulevard in South Euclid, FOX17 [ http://www.fox17.com/news/features/around-the-web/stories/ohio-man-who-harassed-disabled-kids-ordered-to-wear-bully-sign-wztv.shtml ] reported.

In addition to his placard punishment, Aviv was also sentenced by South Euclid Municipal Court Judge Gayle Williams-Byers, to 15 days in jail, seven months' probation, 100 hours of community service, anger management classes and mental-health counseling. He must also publish in a local newspaper an apology letter to his neighbor, Sandra Prugh.

Aviv has reportedly feuded with his neighbor for the past 15 years. The most recent case according to USA Today [ http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/13/court-orders-man-to-wear-i-am-a-bully-sign/7671015/ ], originated from Aviv being miffed at the smell coming from Prugh's dryer vent when she did laundry. Court records stated that as revenge, Aviv hooked up kerosene to a fan which blew the smell onto his neighbor's property.

Prugh whose husband suffers from dementia, has raised seven children over the years. Among the seven, four have developmental or physical disabilities or both, and three were adopted and African American.

She said the conflict with Aviv began when the man spit on her twice on the street, and while she was planting flowers in her front yard.

Since then Prugh's hot- heated neighbor has bullied her and her family, attempting to run down her wheel-chair bound daughters when they crossed in front of his driveway, directed spotlights at their windows at night and blaring music from his garage.

In her letter to the court, Prugh claimed Aviv had called her an ethnic slur while she was holding her adopted black children, spit on her a couple of times, regularly threw dog excrement on her son's windshield, and smeared excrement on their wheelchair ramp once.

Aviv pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge in February, court record stated.

The judge ordered Aviv to submit a sign for approval to the city's probation department before Friday.

The sign which must be "large enough for a normal person to see from 25 feet away," read: "I AM A BULLY! I pick on children that are disabled, and I am intolerant of those that are different from myself. My actions do not reflect an appreciation for the diverse South Euclid community that I live in."

In his apology letter to Prugh, Aviv wrote: "I want to express my sincere apology for acting irrationally towards your house and the safety of your children."

"I understand my actions could have caused harm but at that time I was not really thinking about it," he added.

© 2014 FashionTimes.com

http://www.fashiontimes.com/articles/4930/20140413/man-harassing-neighbor-disabled-children-wears-bully-sign.htm [with comments]


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Accused bully says judge who sentenced him to hold sign in public 'destroyed' his life


South Euclid resident Edmond Aviv was ordered to stand a the corner of Trebisky and Monticello on Sunday, from 9am until 2pm, with a sign that says he is a bully who picks on disabled children and who is intolerant of differences. Aviv refused to speak to the media or to passers-by.
(Lynn Ischay/The Plain Dealer)


Adam Ferrise, Northeast Ohio Media Group
on April 13, 2014 at 3:11 PM

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio — The man accused of bullying his neighbors for 15 years, including children with developmental disabilities, carried out part of his punishment on Sunday by sitting at a busy intersection with a large sign that says he’s a bully.

Edmond Aviv, 62, endured five hours of people yelling at him from passing cars while holding a sign that said: "I AM A BULLY! I pick on children that are disabled, and I am intolerant of those that are different from myself. My actions do not reflect an appreciation for the diverse South Euclid community that I live in."

Aviv, who ignored the comments and rarely looked up, said the judge’s sentence and ensuing media coverage that garnered national and international attention ruined his life. He also denied he bullied the family.

“The judge destroyed me,” said Aviv, who refused to answer other questions. “This isn’t fair at all.”

Some 95 cars honked their horns while passing by the intersection on Monticello Boulevard and Trebisky Road. Another 89 yelled insults at him. Aviv sat at the intersection from 9 a.m. [ http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/04/man_ordered_by_judge_to_hold_s.html ] until 2 p.m.

Fourteen people approached Aviv, and either took pictures or talked to him. One neighbor, Alex Simmons, the 21-year-old son of South Euclid Municipal Court Bailiff Isaiah Simmons, said Aviv yelled racial slurs at him while growing up in the neighborhood.

“He called me porch monkey a couple times and the N-word,” Alex Simmons said. “I told my parents at the time and they said to avoid his house and be the bigger person. This punishment is great. Justice has been served.”

Aviv pleaded no contest to a fourth-degree misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct. It’s the fourth time he’s been convicted of harassing his neighbors.

Judge Gayle Williams-Byers sentenced Aviv [ http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/04/video_south_euclid_judge_expla.html ] to hold the sign for five hours on Sunday, serve 15 days in jail and seven months on probation. She also ordered Aviv to complete 100 hours of community service, anger management classes and personal counseling at the Diversity Center of Cleveland.

Court probation officer Steve Flowe monitored Aviv the entire five hours. Isaiah Simmons, the bailiff, also stopped by to ensure the sentence was carried out.

Court records say Aviv harassed Sandra Prugh’s family for 15 years [ http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/04/judge_orders_south_euclid_man.html ]. Prugh has two adult adopted children with developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy and epilepsy, a husband suffering from dementia and a paralyzed son.

Records say the most recent case stemmed from Aviv being annoyed at the smell of Downy coming from Prugh's dryer vent when she did laundry.

Court records say Aviv tried to sue the family in 2010 because the smell bothered him. The case was thrown out. Shortly after, Aviv dumped fabric softener on Prugh's lawn, the letter says.

Court records say Aviv later made a device that linked kerosene to a fan in his garage. The fan blew the fumes onto Prugh's property, reports say. One of Prugh’s children became ill because of the fumes, Williams-Byers previously said.

Prugh called police on April 9 and April 11, 2013, reports say. Firefighters and police discovered the kerosene contraption and made Aviv dismantle it, reports say.

Court and police records say the dispute between Aviv and Prugh dates back 15 years.

Prugh's letter to the court says that in 1998, Aviv jogged past her and spit on her. He spit on her again while she was planting flowers in her backyard, the letter says.

Aviv later called Prugh a "monkey momma," according to the letter. The letter says Aviv used the slur while she held her two adopted African-American children with disabilities.

Prugh also claimed Aviv regularly threw dog feces on her son's car windshield and once smeared feces on a new wheelchair ramp the family built for their disabled children.

On Sunday, several people cursed at Aviv and hurled insults at him from cars. Many slowed to read the sign and take photos. Most of the people who approached Aviv said they liked his punishment. Some said they felt sorry for him.

Neighborhood residents and enraged citizens tried to talk with Aviv, who refused to acknowledge them. One said she drove from Eastlake, a 12-mile drive, specifically to talk with him.

Two women approached him and offered Aviv a bottle of water. One offered him lunch.

One former resident, Brandon Rehner, who said he attended Brush High School with one of the Prugh children, said Aviv cursed at him when he walked by Aviv’s home several years ago.

Scott Fierman, Aviv’s attorney, checked on his client. He declined to address reporter’s questions.

One resident, Bill Schneeberger, who said he’s lived in South Euclid for 15 years, said he knew the children Aviv is accused of bullying. Schneeberger described the children as polite and well-mannered.

Schneeberger said he liked the punishment.

“It’s absolutely good,” Schneeberger said. “As long as he learns from it.”

Copyright 2014 Northeast Ohio Media Group LLC

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/04/accused_bully_says_judge_who_s.html [with embedded video "South Euclid bailiff talks about bully sentence", and comments]


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'I am a bully' man: My life is ruined


The judge ordered 62-year-old Edmond Aviv to display the sign for five hours.
AP Photo


By ASSOCIATED PRESS | 4/13/14 1:10 PM EDT Updated: 4/13/14 4:05 PM EDT

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio — An Ohio man ordered to spend five hours at a street corner with a sign declaring he’s a bully said his sentence was unfair and the judge who gave it to him ruined his life.

The Northeast Ohio Media Group reported [ http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/04/accused_bully_says_judge_who_s.html (just above)] that 62-year-old Edmond Aviv for the most part ignored honking horns and people who stopped by to talk with him Sunday in South Euclid.

But he wasn’t happy with the punishment, saying, “The judge destroyed me” and “This isn’t fair at all.”

The judge ordered the sign to say: “I AM A BULLY.”

Aviv had pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge. A neighbor said he had bullied her and her disabled children for the past 15 years.

A court probation officer monitored Aviv on Sunday.

Municipal Court Judge Gayle Williams-Byers ordered Aviv to display the sign for five hours Sunday. The judge selected the wording for it: “I AM A BULLY! I pick on children that are disabled, and I am intolerant of those that are different from myself. My actions do not reflect an appreciation for the diverse South Euclid community that I live in.”

The Northeast Ohio Media Group reported that Aviv arrived at the corner with the sign just before 9 a.m. Within a couple of minutes, a passing motorist honked a car horn. Later in the morning, he was sitting in a chair holding the hand-lettered sign in front of him.

Aviv has feuded with his neighbor Sandra Prugh for the past 15 years, court records show. The most recent case stemmed from Aviv being annoyed at the smell coming from Prugh’s dryer vent when she did laundry, according to court records. In retaliation, Aviv hooked up kerosene to a fan, which blew the smell onto Pugh’s property, the records said.

Prugh has two adult adopted children with developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy and epilepsy; a husband with dementia, and a paralyzed son.

Prugh said in a letter to the court that Aviv had called her an ethnic slur while she was holding her adopted black children, spit on her several times, regularly threw dog feces on her son’s car windshield, and once smeared feces on a wheelchair ramp.

“I am very concerned for the safety of our family,” Prugh wrote in a letter to the court for Aviv’s sentencing. She said she just wants to live in peace.

The judge also ordered Aviv to serve 15 days in jail and to undergo anger management classes and counseling. He also had to submit an apology letter to Prugh.

“I want to express my sincere apology for acting irrationally towards your house and the safety of your children,” Aviv wrote. “I understand my actions could have caused harm but at that time I was not really thinking about it.”

© 2014 Associated Press

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/ohio-justice-i-am-a-bully-105665.html [with comments] [also at http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ohio-man-sits-at-corner-with-i-am-a-bully-sign/2014/04/13/62824c08-c319-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html (with comments)] [earlier version of the story at e.g. http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/Ohio-man-sits-at-corner-with-I-AM-A-BULLY-sign-255088261.html (with comments)]


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