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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 19 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Paedophiles makes me wonder if we should bring back branding as a punishment.

Clearly any register you need to manually go and look up the person is too easily missed, but a brand on a shoulder would not be overlooked as easily.

[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 12 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

forehead is much more visible

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 15 minutes ago

Why is there a tat on your forehead that says REDO?

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 10 points 11 hours ago

Yeah, but I don't want to force them further into crime to be able to survive.

That is bad for society, I'd rather make sure that they would be able to feed themselves and not causing any more trouble.

The brand would still be easy to check.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 8 points 10 hours ago

As I said in an earlier comment, that would just isolate them further from society, forcing them into further crime to survive.

I'd rather they are able to feed themselves and contribute to society than to be a further drain on resources.