Admonish a punk get labeled a sex offender

There has to be more to this case. As it stands it looks like the courts are applying a law to a case without any consideration of the facts.

Fitzroy Barnaby said he had to swerve to avoid hitting the 14-year-old Des Plaines girl who walked in front of his car.

She said he yelled, "Come here, little girl," before getting out of his car and grabbing her by the arm.

He said he simply lectured her.

She said she broke free and ran, fearful of what he'd do next.

In a Thursday ruling, the Appellate Court of Illinois said the 28-year-old Evanston man must register as a sex offender.

Misapplying the sex offender label in cases like this will eventually result in people not taking the label seriously.

Read the rest. See if you read it the same way.