All the old punishments existed for a reason. We threw them out wholesale without really analyzing whether or not that was the best course of action. I think stockades are a good low level punishment mechanism for stuff that doesn't warrant a proper prison sentence, but where a monetary fine doesn't do enough to discourage the behavior.
The anti-civilization behaviors require some sort of corporal punishment because the people committing them doesn't have the higher level abstract thinking necessary for other punishments to be an effective deterrent.
There's an element of social humiliation to stockades. It's one thing to be put into a corner, and another having it done in front of everyone. Punishments that emulate social ostracization are surprisingly effective.
It was often a form of limited outlawry, pretty much anything but sexual assault was allowed. It was a very common execution type in England at one point, but they would use something else for anyone they thought might have a public following, like leaders of rebellion, etc. Basically let the people set the punishment, sometimes they just threw rotten vegetables, sometimes they just let you sit in a stress position in the sun, sometimes the beat you and snapped your neck.
All the old punishments existed for a reason. We threw them out wholesale without really analyzing whether or not that was the best course of action. I think stockades are a good low level punishment mechanism for stuff that doesn't warrant a proper prison sentence, but where a monetary fine doesn't do enough to discourage the behavior.
The anti-civilization behaviors require some sort of corporal punishment because the people committing them doesn't have the higher level abstract thinking necessary for other punishments to be an effective deterrent.
There's an element of social humiliation to stockades. It's one thing to be put into a corner, and another having it done in front of everyone. Punishments that emulate social ostracization are surprisingly effective.
Stockades we a low to high level punishment.
It was often a form of limited outlawry, pretty much anything but sexual assault was allowed. It was a very common execution type in England at one point, but they would use something else for anyone they thought might have a public following, like leaders of rebellion, etc. Basically let the people set the punishment, sometimes they just threw rotten vegetables, sometimes they just let you sit in a stress position in the sun, sometimes the beat you and snapped your neck.