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A public spanking for teens who do certain crimes would not necessarily be a bad thing. A whipping on the other hand could be construed as cruel and unusual.
As for cutting off thumbs - Ok these people defaced public property - so deface them. Except the public property can be repaired or repainted while a person's thumb does not grow back. It handicaps them somewhat. I can just see people coming back and suing the state for handicapping them and getting some sort of support to sit on the duff and devise more kinds of graffiti to paint on freeway walls. So what happens after the 3rd time you catch them painting?? Cut off toes?? Sure make the punishment more severe than it currently is but don't go overboard.
I cannot believe that this guy was not just talking facitiously. He can't really be serious can he? He obviously never thought this through.
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