justice is served

New York Times:

But before the teenager was arrested, she was humiliated by Mr. Guttman in front of untold thousands of people on the Web, an updated version of the elaborate public shamings common in centuries past.

Remember the Stolen Sidekick? The thief has been shamed! The reference to public shaming reminds me that aside from the thousands of people who gather to watch a guillotine or a hanging, the people weren't that barbaric ... What else could you do to boys who "do not give a shit for wit," "a fart for art," or a "fuck for luck" and to girls who "cannot read and cannot write"?