Swastika-drawing teen must visit Holocaust Museum
How do you punish a teenager who spray-paints swastikas on the home of a Jewish family? With a healthy does of Holocaust. Montgomery County Juvenile Court has ordered 18-year-old Shane P. Stewart to pay an appropriate penance for his crimes.
Stewart will spend 90 days in a juvenile facility, followed by a stint in a jobs program, the Mercury reports. He’s also required to meet with a Holocaust survivor, visit the National Holocaust Memorial Museum with a probation officer and read Elie Wiesel’s memoir, Night, about his experiences in a concentration camp.
Stewart is one of four teenagers involved in the Feb. 5 offense.
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