StewNTexas wrote:To show how twisted my thinking has become, what about bringing back the stocks. Catch someone doing something wrong (hitting a woman, abusing a child, stealing something, etc.) slap them into stocks on the courthouse lawn. Keep them locked up from 24 to 120 hours, based on a sliding scale. When I say locked up, I mean locked up. Rain, shine, cold, heat. No bathroom breaks, only unlocked three times a day for 15 minutes for meals. If you make a mess in your pants, you just live with it until your sentence expires. Other people are free to stop by and make fun of you, but now be allowed less than ten feet. Can't have anyone slip someone some extra water.
You go through this, you might change your mind about how you act, and not want to go through it again. If you screw up again, double the number of hours you spent there the first time. Every screw up equals a doubling of the time.
it's gotten to the point where criminals just don't care b/c they know the punishment is worth the "rewards" and add for more serious crimes you get one chance to make it right with who/whatever you believe in before it's string up time.... alot cheaper than chemicals and even electricity not to mention it's reuseable!
