Threat of the unknown
Whilst what I'm about to say all falls under the murky capital/corporal-punishment shadow of "what if he isn't guilty" etc, I think it would be better to have an alternative sentence of a box with a ? on it. The condemned would be taken from the room and given his punishment and no-one knows what it might be. It could be acid in the eyes, eaten by rats or sat in front of Michael McIntyre for 30 years non-stop. Surely the unknown is a way worse fate to would-be perpetrators. OK, maybe the Michael McIntyre things was taking it a little far...
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Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Thu 2 Jun 2011, 9:42,
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