When we look at crime, we see that the biggest group who has an affect of that crime is our society, the community. Communities look at crimes via media, and they use these crimes to help make themselves learn from other's mistakes. This helps society better themselves from issues such as crime. School and parents will teach their children to avoid this things at young ages and help them go in the right direction with support.
Now, the questions comes to whether or not communities should be able to decide what should be the outcome of a criminal. In my point of view, it shouldn't be. Communities learn from these mistakes, and better themselves with such things as neighborhood watches. Communities shouldn't have the right to decide what to do with a criminal. In many cases, the community is the victim to the criminal's behavior, but if the community was to decide what to do with that criminal, than it would cause the criminal to have a permanent label, which they would never be able to take away, even if they did try to do good and fix themselves and their ways.
Shaming anyone is a disgrace to a community. It's not just shaming the criminal, but the community as a whole. A community should try to better themselves, even if they have a criminal. They should set an example that they were able to perfect their flaws, and help a criminal get on the right track by working a honest living, by supporting his family, and by paying taxes. This is what communities should do rather than embarrassing and mocking someone for their mistakes. The United States is a democracy, the people have the power, the people have the ability to choose and make their decisions, and the people have the responsibility of helping their neighbor, so they can strive to be better community, a better city, a better state, a better nation.
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