The Pros And Cons Of Flogging

Flogging was once imposed as a form of judicial punishment and a means of discipline in schools, prison, military forces, and in private homes. Flogging is also called whipping or caning, which is a beating used with a whip or a rod with the most common blows being directed towards the victims back. The tools and methods of flogging have varied. Children have been beaten with things such as sticks, rods, straps, whips, and other objects. At school or home but else where what was widely used was the lash which had nine knotted cords of rawhide attached to a handle. The backs of condemned were lacerated frequently and salt was then poured into the wounds to increase the pain. England created the Whipping Act in 1530 this authorized the whipping of thieves, blasphemers, poachers, men and women …show more content…
Jacoby states in his article that criminals will just learn how to become a better criminal if sent to prison. Well this can also be said for corporal punishment for some this will only make the criminal think to themselves to just not get caught next time. They will then work on bettering them selves as criminals and so forth. While others may just feel so humiliated after they may go out and commit more violent crimes. Where as through our current justice system a small time offender may get something as simple as community service. Yes even then they would still just learn how not to get caught next time but no matter what the punishment is that will always be the case the offender will just figure out where he messed up last time and not do it again next time. But at least with something as simple as community service this wouldn’t humiliate or degrade the criminal to the point to where he would want to commit a more violent act. So there is no need for such a cruel and unusual punishment to be implemented within our criminal justice