Re: Bah!
Whilst it will be shouted down mercilessly, I seriously suggest that corporal punishment would be an excellent punishment for this type of offence.
There are reasons why corporal punishment has been abandoned in much of the world, and why we decry flogging in Saudi Arabia and other countries. Let's not take a backwards step just to satisfy one person's need to observe another person's suffering. Yours is a gut response to a wider complex problem, as your words suggest you already know.
Not all punishments are going to work as a deterrent with everyone. Removing people from society for years or decades isn't always appropriate either -- it's always expensive and often unjust (look at what the 'three strikes and you're out' policy has done in the US). The justice system in many countries needs reform, and a concentrated effort made on rehabilitation as being the most reliable and cost-effective way of protecting society. That's where all the evidence points.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
