The use of public shaming has been used for centuries to humiliate people who broke the law. In some ways it is still being used whether it be social media or on the news, public shaming has never stopped being used. According to The Wall Street Journal (1987),”True, public shaming may work much less well for hardened criminals or in larger cities, where people do not know one another. And if very frequently used, it may lose much of its potency. In short, it is not a cure-all for our severely defective deterrent system. But given the severe strain under which our penal system is laboring, any constitutional device that would reduce the load ought to be given more of a try.” If shame is put into a person who has committed a small crime, like
