Crime And Effective Punishment Essay - 1332 Words

Crime and Effective Punishment Stone walls do not a prison make, / [N]or iron bars a cage.-Richard Lovelace (Quiller) As time flows, and calendar pages flip, the world evolves and changes. With time, crime changes. With the change of crime, punishments should change as well. The twenty-first century has seen the birth of mass multimedia in which our every action and interaction is seen by all; it has made all the world a stage. Today’s world stage has created image conscientious actors who base their entire self-esteem off of the comments of their peers. Despite the large public spotlight that can be instantly brought glaringly down upon these actors, they still commit crimes and say things they shouldn’t, for even they cannot defeat the ineffable dark aspects of human nature. For media mongers, the worst punishment is not a stint in jail or wergild to pay, but rather it is being embarrassed in front of their peers. So although, many people believe public shaming to be a cruel and unusual punishment, it is actually a very effective way to reprimand a person in today’s image con scious world stage. Far back in the mythical times (before the advent of social networking and the constant updates that flood from our phones into our clogged informational neurons) public shaming was being used as an effective punishment (Stade). This is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s topic of choice in his book the Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne’s main character, an adulteress, placed in the town square afterShow MoreRelated Capital Punishment is Not an Effective Crime Deterrent Essay1483 Words   |  6 PagesWhile Capital Punishment has been one of the most feared things of our time, it is still being questioned if it is unconstitutional. The Death Penalty is being enforced in more than 100 countries in the world and are usually used in politically-related cases. 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