“Bring Back Flogging” Response Paper Essay

In Jeff Jacobys essay, Bring Back Flogging, he powerfully reveals his opinions and beliefs on corporal penalisation. Jacoby illustrates the use of literal irony and sarcasm. He applies verbal irony and sarcasm in such a route that by denotation what is written is easily understood to interpret what he genuinely means. Jacoby describes what lash is, how it was helpful, and argues that flogging needs to be brought mainstay to our society. After reading Jacobys argument for bringing back the harsh beating and whipping, called flogging, I see that flogging would be helpful if it is brought back.Flogging is exercising the perform of brutal beatings and whippings. Flogging has been employd by the Puritans in 1632, all the way to 1972 when it was repealed. The Puritans acted in flogging when offenders were sentenced for displumeting a crime, such as adultery or blaspheme. When convicted of the crime an individual committed, they were tied to a post in ordinary, with no shirt, and severely flogged. By practicing flogging, and displaying the beating to the citizens of the town, the citizens could see what would be done for their punishment if they commit the same or different crime.If flogging were to be brought back and routinely practiced on offenders of certain crimes, and the beating was displayed to the public, it could greatly focus crimes committed. Being whipped is not any more or less degrading that being locked in a cage, like an animal. Bringing back flogging would inspire possible criminals not to commit a crime that they could be planning. By being whipped in public, the offender bequeath be super embarrassed and have severe pain. Hopefully this felling of embarrassment and the pain undergo leave stay with them, if they think of committing another crime. Also, after beaten the wounds go forth turn to scars, these would serve as a permanent reminders of the consequences obtained from their actions.Prisons are jammed tightly with hundreds of criminals. Some prisoners are violent offenders and others are not. Providing meals, building reinvigorated jails,keeping a prison running, and providing prisoners with necessities, is very expensive. If flogging was the consequence of committing crimes, the silver spent in and for prisons, could be used for other and more of the essence(predicate) items, such as books for school systems. In addition, less chanceful offenders will not be abused or raped in prison. The practice of flogging would also increase prison space for more dangerous offenders.Bringing back the punishment of flogging would greatly reduce crimes committed. Also, the public display, pain, and the permanent reminder from scars, will reduce the possibility of participating in the crime again. It would also serve as a physical picture show to others of what will happen if they commit a crime. Puritan forefathers had an excellent root of punishment for committing crimes. Flogging was also a very effective pun ishment. The association of what will happen if a crime is committed, and knowing how painful it is, will allow individuals to think thoroughly if they ever decide they want to commit a crime. I vote to bring back flogging