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Originally Posted by Jerrek
We still use it over here...
And I already mentioned the good reason. It prevents them from running away.
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Jerrek - just because you still use it, does not mean it is the right thing to do....
We have got rid of the death penalty, chain gangs and the like - other countries have not.. That is their right, as it is our right to disagree.....
In this case - the people involved will be returning to their own homes at the end of their work - they will be able to live relatively normal lives (apart from doing the community service, and getting serious grief from their parents
) - there is no incentive for them to run away..
In fact, after 1 session when they were chained up, I feel fairly certain that they would be less than willing to return for the next session (and would therefore end up with a custodial sentance) as they would (IMO rightly) feel that prison is less demeaning than the other option they were given..
I am not going to get into a discussion about the rights and wrongs of various countries penal codes and systems. This thread is about the use of community service as a form of punishment - not whether other countries have better/worse methods..
