A Hauser woman convicted of pursuing a hunter's falcon was sentenced Monday in Kootenai County District Court to community service. Patti MacDonald, 60, was ordered by First Judicial District Magistrate Judge James Stow to complete 20 hours of community service by the end of the year and pay $500 in court fees. During the sentencing hearing, Stow told MacDonald he considered a letter written by the falcon's owner, Scott Dinger, asking that she not serve time in jail, as well as the circumstances of the January incident that caused the misdemeanor conviction/Keith Cousin, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: Was the sentence adequate?