1979 judge levies pints of blood

= Publication Info =
* Haverhill judge levies pints of blood RICHARD O'DONNELL 
* Boston Globe
* Aug 9, 1979; Pg 13
* Metro/Region Section
* Richard O’Donnell
= Text =
= Haverhill judge levies pints of blood =
HAVERHILL - "They may start calling me Dracula or a vampire," District Court Judge Norman Brisson said yesterday, "but The judge said blood is always needed, but, let's face it - blood is necessary."
During the last three weeks, the Harvard-trained Brisson has asked 28 defendants brought before his court to donate blood to the Red Cross. Only one refused. 
“The cases were strictly minor offenses,” said Brisson, appointed district judge last month. “Each case was continued without a finding, and the defendants were required to pay court costs of $25 or $50.
‘I told the defendants I’d remit court costs if they’d donate blood. Thus far, only one defendant has turned down my offer. If I recall correctly, his court costs were so high $25 wouldn’t have made much difference.”
The judge said blood is always needed, especially in summer, when donations reach a low point. 
“The defendants have an opportunity to serve the community by donating blood and, at the same time, they protect their own families,” said Brisson, a North Andover resident. “Once they’ve given blood, family members are automatically able to get blood without charge if needed.” 
He said the parents of one teenager, up on a charge involving alcohol, were so delighted with the sentence he gave their son that they went to the Red Cross and also gave blood.
According to Brisson, it is “too easy for somebody to reach into his pocket and out $25 or $50 to pay a fine.”
He said having some offenders give blood is “just the start of efforts toward a court-based public service program.”
He said he is hopes (sic) to obtain money to hire an administrative assistant to handle his proposed public service program.
“Our probation officers have enough to do now,” he said “In certain cases, my idea is to sentence a defendant to work at the public library or a hospital, or mow the lawn at a playground - things of that type. My administrative assistant would be able to follow through on such cases and make certain the defendant obeyed the court orders.”
- Richard W. O’Donnell
= Citations =
* APA: O’Donnell, R. (1979). Haverhill judge levies pints of blood. Boston Globe, p. 13. Retrieved 2 February 2022, from newspapers.com.
* MLA: O’Donnell, Richard. "Haverhill Judge Levies Pints Of Blood". Boston Globe, 1979, p. 13, Accessed 2 Feb 2022.
* Chicago: O’Donnell, Richard. 1979. "Haverhill Judge Levies Pints Of Blood". Boston Globe, , 1979.
* Harvard: O’Donnell, R., 1979. Haverhill judge levies pints of blood. Boston Globe, p.13.
* Vancouver: O’Donnell R. Haverhill judge levies pints of blood. Boston Globe. 1979;:13.
=== Note ===
His Obit makes no mention of the Blood for Fines or any public service program. See: http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/10/29/29noobitsart/
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