Accountability Matters

A judge used a unique approach to address shoplifting—sentencing offenders to wash cars in a local store’s parking lot as part of their community service. He hoped it would deter future thefts and serve as a vivid reminder of the consequences of wrongdoing. He emphasized that actions have consequences and accountability matters.The judge’s sentence reflects the instruction in Numbers 5:6-7: “[A person] who wrongs another . . . must confess the sin they have committed. The