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As time changes, many things also change. We have to change things to better suit the current societal standards. We strive "to make the world a better place" to live in. But what happens if something from the distant past is a better way of doing something? I ....

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.... 'fifteen stripes Severally to be laid upon her naked back at the Common Whipping post." These were several examples Jacoby provided. Currently, we as a society, read about these situations and we are appalled. Even if he or she is guilty, the citizens of this country cannot stand for this kind of punishment. This type of punishment is believed to be barbaric. We are civilized and mature, we are able to correct these criminals with other non-violent processes. "We now practice a more enlightened, more humane way of disciplining wrongdoers: We lock them up in cages." Jacoby says "Imprisonment has become our penalty of choice for almost every offen ....