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http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jun/17/prisonsandprobation.internationalcrimeThere is a report in England suggesting Penal reforms that include people performing community service wear clothing Identifying them as criminals as a way of shaming offenders into following the law. Not a bad Idea I think. I am not advocating the return of shame masks or other things, but I think publicly embarrassing petty criminals is not a bad idea. Shame works for some things.
There are a few judges here in the states that have done something like this. I've seen a few people on the news having to wear those sign boards saying they were a deadbeat dad, or they were a thief or something. What we need to look into is if these folks have offended since then. Also I'm sure the ACLU would like to know how these people were affected emotionally or had their feelings hurt.
