Shaming and other innovative punishment schemes

    By analyzing shaming and other innovative punishment schemes with regard to dignity, mental anguish, and arbitrariness; some question if these types of sanctions violate an individual’s Eighth Amendment right, banning cruel and unusual punishment. View the below video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYYO2zn50s4&feature=youtu.be Using key terms and concepts from the textbook chapter and video answer the following questions: 1. Do you think a judge should be allowed the discretion to sanction a convicted drunk driver to display a sign on his or her car indicating they are a “convicted drunk driver”? 2. Do you think a judge should be allowed the discretion to sanction a sex offender to display a sign in the front yard to his or her residence indicating they are a “convicted child molester”? 3. Do you believe shaming could reduce crime? Why or why not? Inside Florida's paedophile colony. (2014, June 9). Journeyman Pictures. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYYO2zn50s4