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It’s times like these I can kinda understand why pillories have been a thing.
If it wasn't for the fact that I don't trust the state whatsoever to put the right people into pillories, I'd support their return.
Yeah, you're definitely that kind of person.
The kind of person who thinks that people should have the opportunities to throw rotten vegetables at assholes, but only if they're definitely guilty? Sure.
I believe the pillory was more of a public rape facilitator.
I'm pretty sure it wasn't since the only woman someone could legally rape at the time was their wife.
A night in the stocks was considerably worse than having rotten fruit thrown at you.
Worse than murdering five queer people because you're a bigot?
I don't think rotten fruit to the face is an adequate punishment, but that was far from the worst part of the stocks. The worst of which would certainly constitute cruel and unusual. They have an almost quaint association nowadays but that really wasn't the case; it's a torture instrument. I don't think we need to bring that sort of thing back.
It's a moot point anyway, you'd be hanged for murder. I am not sure, but life in prison might actually be worse than that. He surely deserves an extremely harsh punishment, and it appears he's receiving it.
Ok, we put them in the pillory for a couple of hours, let people throw rotten fruit at them, then put them back in the prison? Just for a week or so?
Could work. You'll need to petition your local representative.