Who gets what

 The convicted may plead benefit of clergy; in which case, if they can read a passage from the Bible without one mistake, their sentence will be reduced.

 The convicted will have his head and hands placed in a locked stockade for the remainder of the day, and the community will be invited to pelt him with food. The convicted must clean up anything he is pelted with.

 The convicted is marked with letters that stand for their crime - HT for hog thief, A for adulterer. The branding can be on the cheek, forehead, or more mildly on the hand or finger.

 A milder but similar punishment to branding. The convicted must make their own sign to hang around their neck or create an embroidered letter which indicates their crime.

 Used only for women; usually used in the case of gossip. The woman shall be confined in a chair and dunked in water.

 A common punishment only used on men. A number of "lashes" is administered to the back of the convicted. Lashes usually number from 5 to 20.

 The convicted is pulled on a rope through the town, while the community is invited to point fingers at him, tell him he is naughty, and pelt him with small objects.

Yes or no?

 Some people would say that, in America today, our views have become too liberal and that people are too often allowed to do and say whatever they want with too little a consequence or price. Criminals run free in the street, kids disrespect their parents and teachers, people steal, deal and do drugs, even hurt others and get away with it. After seeing the pictures of modern day public shaming, do you think we need more of this type of punishment to make people more accountable for their actions, or do you think this is taking it too far? What is your response to the idea of public shaming?