Jeff Jacoby Bring Back Flogging Analysis
Carmencita Gonzalez
Professor Orzeck, Ph.D.
English 102.051
October 28, 2011
Should Flogging Be brought Back?
Jeff Jacoby a columnist for the Boston Globe published an essay “Bring Back Flogging”, on the op-ed page on February 20, 1997. Jacoby states that flogging people is better than “Locking them up in cages.” (para. 4) He goes on to say that flogging will teach people moral and educational values, while “Prison is a graduate school of criminal studies.” (para. 7) In the seventeenth century flogging was very famous among the Boston’s Puritans it was a punishment for people that were convicted of blasphemy, adultery, and other thing they felt was immortal and illegal. Jacoby then …show more content…
He also claims that by locking them up we are teach them a lesson, in fact, it only makes them more cruel and savvy than when they first arrive In addition he said that “ There is a certain cachet to doing time--- a stint in prison becomes a sign of manhood.” (para. 8) Jacoby never stop to think about the inmate that learn their lesson and use their time to become educated and never come back. Yes it might cost tax payer a lot of money to keep these criminals locked up, but I rather pay whatever it cost to make sure I feel safe from real criminal that are locked up. Meanwhile back in the seventeenth century rapist and child molester where whipped and set free back into the community; furthermore, who would feel safe know that these people where just given a slap on the wrist and set free.
Moreover, I strongly disagree with him stating that flogging young offender would teach them a lesson. Come on! Does this author realizes that in today society young offender are probably use to being beaten. Young people are beat in different ways and by different people for example, parents, sibling and bullies. There is a meth that young people adapt to beating or whips. Not only that it is proven that when a child or young person is constantly beat or whip they become more
Professor Orzeck, Ph.D.
English 102.051
October 28, 2011
Should Flogging Be brought Back?
Jeff Jacoby a columnist for the Boston Globe published an essay “Bring Back Flogging”, on the op-ed page on February 20, 1997. Jacoby states that flogging people is better than “Locking them up in cages.” (para. 4) He goes on to say that flogging will teach people moral and educational values, while “Prison is a graduate school of criminal studies.” (para. 7) In the seventeenth century flogging was very famous among the Boston’s Puritans it was a punishment for people that were convicted of blasphemy, adultery, and other thing they felt was immortal and illegal. Jacoby then …show more content…
He also claims that by locking them up we are teach them a lesson, in fact, it only makes them more cruel and savvy than when they first arrive In addition he said that “ There is a certain cachet to doing time--- a stint in prison becomes a sign of manhood.” (para. 8) Jacoby never stop to think about the inmate that learn their lesson and use their time to become educated and never come back. Yes it might cost tax payer a lot of money to keep these criminals locked up, but I rather pay whatever it cost to make sure I feel safe from real criminal that are locked up. Meanwhile back in the seventeenth century rapist and child molester where whipped and set free back into the community; furthermore, who would feel safe know that these people where just given a slap on the wrist and set free.
Moreover, I strongly disagree with him stating that flogging young offender would teach them a lesson. Come on! Does this author realizes that in today society young offender are probably use to being beaten. Young people are beat in different ways and by different people for example, parents, sibling and bullies. There is a meth that young people adapt to beating or whips. Not only that it is proven that when a child or young person is constantly beat or whip they become more