I watched Dr. Phil today, and there was a guest on his show that was a judge. And he would sentence offenders by holding signs and standing in public stating what they did wrong. A couple of kids spray painted '666' on a Nativity set in someone's yard. And was sentenced to walking a donkey with a sign on the animal saying something to the affect that they were 'jackasses'...(sorry about the lanuage, I didn't make it up.) But, these people didn't have a criminal record, didn't go to jail and/or prison. Some went on to college and never broke another law. Tell me what you think? Is humiliation a good method to prevent crime?You can read more about it with these two links: Be honest, and think about it? Would you rather your child be humiliated and learn their lesson or go to jail and be a repeat offender? Do you think jail is better?
http://www.drphil.com/shows/show/882...
http://www.drphil.com/slideshows/slidesh
2007-08-10 09:40:14 · 18 answers · asked by SDC 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I ask this question in here because there are more people to answer. I also asked in law enforcement also!
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070810131620AAR1LmM
2007-08-10 09:41:21 · update #1
I was having this conversation a few days ago although I hadn't seen these clips
but my dad in law and I were talking about how humiliation would work better
from small crimes to large
just think about some guy robbing a shop then being made to wear a pink tu-tu for a week rofl
he wouldnt do that again in a hurry eh
2007-08-10 09:48:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think public humiliation is a good tool for teaching anyone the difference between right & wrong.
For some people, jail is a waste of time. I have seen people go to jail and come out a lot worse than when they went in. They have all those criminals around them to teach them new ways to be criminals. They make all kinds of new contacts to commit more crimes.
I have also seen people come out of jail better than when they went in. Some people think that being in jail is such a humiliating experience that they do not want to repeat what got them in there to begin with.
Feeling humiliated is a reaction to feeling guilty. If someone doesn't feel guilty and embarrassed about what they did wrong, they won't feel humiliated about it.
2007-08-10 09:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It looks like if most people here had to pick, it would be the humiliation over jail.
However, I don't think that humiliation is good either. Would you want that to happen to you?
Since you posted this in the Religion section, I will say here that what Christ taught us was to do unto others what we would want done unto us. Would we want to be shamed and humiliated? Would we want to go to jail? I would say "No" to both of those.
I agree that jail is a terrible place. I know a lady who is going for 3 years, but has been clean for over a year and a half, has a good job, and has got her life in order--just in time to go to jail. How stupid is that? Our prision system really needs some reforming, as do many of our attitudes about how we treat other human beings on this planet: black and white, bond and free, children and adults alike.
2007-08-10 12:37:46 · answer #3 · answered by smallone 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is an excellent punishment for a crime. Foolish pranks like spraypainting a nativity scene are usually caused by peer pressure, so dish some back out to the offenders. Have all the friends not involved laugh at him as he drags around a donkey. Should change them quite quick, until some ACLU lawyer comes in screaming cruel and unusual!! Jail changes you, for the worse most often. I think some humilitation with community service would be the best option for pranks and nonviolent offenses like the one you mentioned.
2016-05-19 01:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A boy in Canada was caught shop lifting in a food store.
The boy's father purchased a 50 lb bag of onions from the
store, and had the boy stand at the door of the store and peel
the onions with a sign around his neck saying: "I AM A THIEF!"
The tears streamed down his face but the boy went on to
become an honest and successful business man. True
story. He managed the store where I worked for years.
I Cr 13;8a
2007-08-10 11:55:24 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree up to a point..I didn't like the lady somewhere who made her child wear a pig's nose when he wouldn't leave the junk food alone...I can see how it might work in some cases but it could leave a permanent scar in others..It depends on the child. It never hurt talkers in school to be put in a corner for a little while...we learned,,,I mean them,,,they learned.... to not talk in class....
I don't think jail really works for most people but it is the only way we can separate those who can't live in a civilized way...I suppose some learn their lessons but most just learn to be better criminals....I wouldn't mind seeing a tatoo on the forehead of every child molester...or rapist...
2007-08-10 10:05:38 · answer #6 · answered by dreamdress2 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hmm Im not sure if it would always work....I dont think its a good idea to humiliate people....better to sentence the mugger to working in an old folks home under pain of 25 years in jail if he doesn't turn up for work. I believe that the army is good too but just for teh discipline. Of course you couldn't put a christian in the army cos that would be against the religion. remember also that laywyers probably dont wat the system to work as the more farcical it is the more money they get from repeat offenders ending up in court again.
2007-08-11 02:36:04 · answer #7 · answered by J M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm all about the humiliation, let me tell you why:
I don't think that locking someone away with OTHER criminals who glorify their crimes to make themselves feel better is going to keep kids and even adults off of the streets committing other crime. What will keep them off the street is if they have to pay for it with their pride.
You're not going to break someone down by hiding them somewhere that is made for people like them... Display them out in public and make them be embarrassed by what they did!
2007-08-10 09:43:44 · answer #8 · answered by Monchichi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have always been in favor of "social pressure" remedies..When a kid gets locked up, he is taken way from the society that might censure him, and whose effect he'd feel. he winds up with a bunch of ne'er-do-wells who maybe even glorify criminality.
People are affected by what their community and peers think and say. They are not affected much, at least not in a positive way, by a procedure that hides them from the view and scorn of the people that matter to them.
2007-08-10 09:55:58 · answer #9 · answered by JAT 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think there are some people who will be deterred from future crimes by punishment by humiliation, but there will be others who will not. It all depends on the individual. But the same can be said of punishing people by sending them to jail.
2007-08-10 09:48:35 · answer #10 · answered by xg6 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋