After reading the article and thinking about the punishment that would be placed on the offenders of law, it would be clear that shaming as a form of punishment is unfit for individuals while being extremely well suited for cooperation. Shaming is suited for corporations because there is nobody specific that is being attacked personally. The other benefit for shaming corporations is that members of the corporation can push the responsibility around and the person that actually violated the law is not certain.
Individuals shouldn't be shamed because that could result in personal attacks that might be over the boundary. Personal attacks over the boundary would lead to insanity or revenge of the individuals that are being shamed.
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What is this boundary? You've come across an important part of the cultural equation. What do we think is an appropriate place to stop in punishment? What did the Puritans think?
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