#punishment

#Racism at its worst: Would #Trump do this in 2025? I think he would.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stinney

In the 20th century, the youngest person #executed in the United States was George Stinney Jr. At just 14 years old, he was executed in the electric chair. From the day of his trial until his execution, the young man held a Bible in his hands, constantly proclaiming his innocence.

Stinney was charged with murdering two white girls. One victim was 11-year-old Betty and the other was 7-year-old Mary. Their bodies were found near their own homes. During the trial, all the jurors were white and the proceedings lasted only two hours. Just 10 minutes into the trial, the death sentence was handed down. Stinney's parents were threatened with death and were not allowed to give their son any comfort in the courtroom. They were subsequently forced to leave their town.

George Stinney spent 81 days in prison before his death and was never allowed to see his parents during that time. He was held in solitary confinement about 50 miles from his hometown. His execution was carried out by applying 5,380 volts of electricity.

Seventy years after his death, a South Carolina judge has proven George Stinney innocent. The two girls had been killed by a beam weighing more than 40 pounds, which would have been impossible for 14-year-old Stinney to lift, let alone use to inflict lethal blows. The entire case against him was fabricated, and Stinney was targeted simply because he was black.

This tragic story later inspired Stephen King to write his novel "The Green Mile." It is often said that people in the past were more humane, but that is a blatant lie. People were cruel then, just as they are now. The only difference is that before, cruelty was hidden, whereas now it is exposed for everyone to see.

#cruel #unusual #punishment #deathpenalty

‘The #prison system is insanely broken’: a #climate activist on his experience in #jail

The entire apparatus is executed with maximum emphasis on #punishment and a superficial mention of #rehabilitation. It is absolutely no wonder that re-offending rates are so high when those leaving prison are in a worse way than when they came in.

And whatever stability people had in their lives before prison, whether it’s housing or employment, is ripped away when you step inside …

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/19/climate-activist-experience-jail-prison-uk

A Silhouette Animation (2012) [2 min] by Janne Marete Grødum | #Norway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4DB8H13oqw

#StopMotion #SilhouetteAnimation #AnimatedShort #AnimatedShortOfTheDay #Animation #Silhouette #BlackAndWhite #Punishment #Children

Twelve strokes in to his birching Vee is red-raw and weeping, more than ready to stagger away. #punishment #birch

A quotation from Thoreau

I wish my countrymen to consider, that whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can ever commit the least act of injustice against the obscurest individual, without having to pay the penalty for it. A government which deliberately enacts injustice, and persists in it, will at length even become the laughing-stock of the world.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Speech (1854-07-04), “Slavery in Massachusetts,” Anti-Slavery Celebration, Framingham, Massachusetts

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #Thoreau #consequences #injustice #law #nationalhonor #penalty #punishment #ridicule

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#cortisol #testosterone #Turkana #non-industrialized #HoloVAM #hologram #millimeter-scale #HoloTile #batteries #chillers #peaker #local #amygdala #punishment #anger #GUSTO #Neutron #barge #composite #medium-lift

“He got away with it. So he expects, reasonably, that he can do it again.”

#Trump & his allies are using their drive to slash the size of the federal work force to break the bonds of #restraint. To do so, they are deploying a strategy of #intimidation, #punishment & #coercion. They have silenced #watchdog agencies, discharged prosecutors, forced resignations & dismissed government officials whose job it was to maintain #ethical standards.

#felon47 #law #DOJ #JAG #MafiaState #kleptocracy #USpol

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@camwilson
Polies wouldn’t be airing those crazy policies if the electorate was against those proposals. Political parties use ‘#crime & #punishment’ as a #election platform because they know there are votes in them.

That’s what happens when the public is subjected to piss poor #journalism and don’t bother digging deeper. Wake up Australia and piss #corporatemedia out the door. Subscribe to independent #news media and take a look at what’s really going on.

/i said, getting off my soapbox.

#auspol

Rethinking #Child #Discipline

Alternatives to physical #punishment foster #healthy #development.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/great-kids-great-parents/202501/rethinking-child-discipline

Use words to guide #behavior. Talking builds #trust, teaches #boundaries, and helps #kids make better #choices.
Helping #children to identify and manage #emotions fosters #selfawareness and #healthier #emotional regulation.

The goblin was only following orders... but it wasn't like she wasn't going to enjoy herself! She reared back for another spank as the witch prepared herself. Every smack generated power that charged up a battery attached to the witch's nipples. She was a masochist from the word "boo" and since she generated electricity when in pain, why not knock out two birds with one stone?

#bound #helpless #victim #damsel #damselindistress #did #spank #spanking #punishment #rope

A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
-- B. F. Skinner

#Wisdom #Quotes #BFSkinner #Crime #HumanBehavior #Punishment

#Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #PuebloBonito #Ruins #360panorama #NewMexico

That civil action, known as an Article 78 proceeding, will essentially serve as an early #appeal. In the coming weeks, a NY appeals court will begin to consider the proceeding.

In remarks Thursday evening at his Mar-a-Lago estate, #Trump attacked the case & vowed to formally appeal, even though he was expected to avoid #jail or any other substantive #punishment.

“We’re going to appeal anyway, just psychologically, because frankly it’s a disgrace,” he said.

#criminal #law #PresidentScumbag

:(

#sad #saddepottools #punishment

#deathpenalty #capital #punishment #capitalism #amerikkka #Homeless #pizza #pizzaday #lastmeal

@freemo @messaroundmarx There are 2 quotes here.
I assume it's the 2nd quote mostly about authoritarianism that is mostly the focus...

...which, if so, would you consider authority or authoritarianism as an uncaring (or almost financially-only caring) Bank and State Authority as the kind of dictator(s) or de-facto equivalent (i.e. without you totally using Bank or State then you are a mere nothing deliberately made increasingly conditional, whether they declare themselves as this or that political label.

Those two (or just for the purposes of this reply) are sole rulers and sources of life (or monopoly of it) and soon imprisoning people for non-conforming reasons (more examples of kangeroo #courts / #juries asked to #ignore evidence / terrorism chargers used on Twitter / Mastodon style social people silences and in jail / mothers arrested fpr speaking etc)...

So theoretically or de-facto would you agree Modern #Capitalism (or just today's type of actions and non-action of Banks and State (whatever we call their actions as) is requiring these two authorities and not just the softer or neutral types of Capitalism.

The increasing #ultimatum and #conditional demanding #conforming to (or take it or leave life if you want) makes increasingly everything #illegal or incompatible by default and today's kind of Capitalism is more #punishment orientated...

Capitalism here as a constantly changing or added #restriction / #redefinition which is why we can not just focus on #labels like Authoritarianism but the #behaviour and track #record / #history, as well as what they #finance (#war), how they have things failed constantly in echange for profit / power etc etc, that contribute to similar things...

As part of constant systematic pattern (whatever we call that) and even considering people being #ignorant also (yes), but definitely no change to that model of #business as usual. Namely #tax, #territorial #aggression etc.

And on the other side more positive to humans, today it's hardly about #communication between #state and people, giving power to people, talking about well-being of humans, which I'd include as part of what makes it "Authoritarian style" behaviour also when it's without those components and considerations... would you agree?

Happy New Year by the way :)

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2. Diamine Alexandrite in a Pelikan M600 <BB>

3. Diamine Sunset in a Lamy Lady Porcelain <M>

4. ... WAIT, WHAT!?!?!? ONLY THREE?

#cruel #unusual #punishment

A quotation from Martin, Judith:

«
Whamming someone smaller than oneself in order to teach that person civilized behavior is not within Miss Manners’ concept of propriety, much less logic.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/martin-judith/73711/

#quote #quotes #quotation #corporalpunishment #discipline #hypocrisy #parenting #punishment #spanking

‘Russian roulette’: Driver in deadly Vancouver hit and run handed 5-year prison sentence
With credit for time served, Alexandre Romero-Arata, 28, will serve an additional two years and six months for the crash that killed a young Irish man.
#crime #punishment #Vancouver #AlexandreRomeroArata #HitandRun #Justice
https://globalnews.ca/news/10928258/romero-arata-hit-and-run-five-years/