18. Bernie Helped A College Kid Get Out Of An Unfair Felony Charge
One day, as Bernie sat in his mayor’s office in Burlington, Vermont, he learned of a student who received a citation for a noise violation during a party the student had. Because the police wanted to make an example out of him, they upped the offense to a felony. Bernie called the student and told him that if he gathered a group of friends and spent time cleaning up the city, he would forget about the felony charge so the student could graduate and go on to get a good job.