Have you ever seen such a funny method punishing a thief?
By Oldsix691418
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
China
May 12, 2011 8:18am CST
Haha,I have just seen a picture that a thief was glued to a wire pole through Yahoo picture news!
As we know,everyone hates thieves because they aren't stupid,but they always want to do nothing but stealing to get what they need.If a thief is caught by the loser(s),he is doomed to receive some punishment.
But anyone who hurt someone else including a thief is against the law,he'll be punished by the police.So finding a proper way that can punish the caught thief meanwhile be safe to both the thief and the catchers must be very necessary.
I admit I cannot find such a good way,but a moment ago I saw a wonderful solution:Somebody has tied a thief with big-size scotch tape up to the middle of a streetside wire pole!And all the passersby are feeling so funny.
Have you seen the similar thing?3 people like this
27 responses
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
15 May 11
Haha,I agree with you.But what you said will never be accepted by the law of the USA.
@macayadann (1235)
• Philippines
13 May 11
No I can not do that because I am just small and once I see maybe I will just keep silent until he escapes.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
15 May 11
Hehe,you can say how you want to be a superman to loose him in no second!
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
29 May 11
Yes,once a thief is caught,mostly he'll be beaten brutally since the people hate them so much,unless there are policemen around.
@kheydia (882)
• Philippines
8 Jun 11
i have not seen it, and i'd like to see such punishment like that..that is very shameful specially when they put some notes on that thief...
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
9 Jun 11
Yes,I think it's deserved for the thief to be punished like that,but it's really safe for him and the catcher.
@Prasmit (22)
• India
19 May 11
Hi,
Its really a funny punishment, but it is very hard for an individual to take it... Because no individual including thiefs like to be in a such a position people making fun, laughing at them... Moreover he will be noted by many... He should feel ashamed about his act and atlest now he should realize watz right way... This should be an eye opener for him or many such individuls like him... Hope he will change.. :)
Regards,
Prasmit
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
19 May 11
Yes,that should be an effective method to the people who do stealing.But it's hard to say there'll be a good consequence we are expecting because most of the thieves are nuts.
@gelayagui98 (1336)
• Australia
12 May 11
Ha ha Oldsix do you know that you made me laugh for this post. When I was a child, my grandpa was happened to be the Barangay Chairman that time, His punishment for those who thief was, he let them walked in the street accompanied by Barangay officials, wearing only underwear, while they were walking they were shouting that they are stealer and shouting also the things that they were steals. Because of that way of punishment imposed by my grandpa, thief in our place was minimized.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
13 May 11
Hehe,the way is so good,but it's also against law nowadays in China.
@gelayagui98 (1336)
• Australia
13 May 11
ha ha ha yes I agree with you, such method is not acceptable nowadays, my grandpa might lived in jail or facing a lot of law suits now.
@narthan (325)
• India
13 May 11
In olden days in few remote places they used shave their head and mustache half for those who are found guilty and they would make them run half-naked in their village.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
15 May 11
I've heard of that before,but that kind of thing isn't allowed now.
@daeckardt (6237)
• United States
16 May 11
That is a great punishment! But the only other thing I would have included would be a sign saying why he was up there like that (or was there one?). It would be humiliating for the thief and like you say, it would be safe for the loser since no one is being hurt. The sign saying why he was up there might deter others from attempting the same thing and it might give other people who have been in the same situation an idea of a way to get back at their attacker.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
19 May 11
There was no such sign telling the reason,but while he's gluing,the people nearby in the street must have known what he had done,I thinnk.
Sometimes we cannot expect that one good turn deserves another.If the thief has lost conscience,the loser might be get back soon.Take care!
@sumanadep (1228)
• India
13 May 11
This is funny to us.. but not for that guy..
I think this is cruel..if the person is a thief they should have reported or just hand him over to the police..
I have many such cases where people take the decision of punishing a person which they do not have the rights to do..
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
15 May 11
Yes,we don't have right to punish a thief according to the law in China.So the best way for us to do is to hand him over to the police to be on the safe side.
@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
17 May 11
That's a good way of holding the thief while waiting for the police to arrive. Furthermore, one can humiliate the thief whereby everybody can see and know what he has done to deserve that. I've always had that in mind when if i ever caught anybody breaking the law. It's better to humiliate them than to hurt them because wounds can heal but emotional damage will always be there.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
19 May 11
If a thief will give up what he does,the punishing methods like that can always do him good.But if he's a nut,neither hurting nor humiliating can change him.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)
• China
14 May 11
At first glance,the picture worked off my anger.May well say,nobody doesn't hate the thieves.Putting them before the public and taking them down a peg,no doubt most people may clap and cheer.However,if we calm ourself down and think of it,we must feel that the way of doing thing is open to question.The thieves are people too.We ought to respect their personality,what is more,we must do everything according to the law.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
15 May 11
Yes,I agree with you.But the person who gave the punishment to the thief must know the law cerconed,and so he just gave the thief such a funny and slight punishment though it's against the law somehow.
@sswallace21 (1824)
• United States
14 May 11
One time I saw a kid wearing a sign that said, "I got caught stealing and this is how my mother punished me." He was walking up and down the busiest street in town. Now I laughed, but it must have been embarrassing for him. Imagine what he's friends thought. I can bet though, he has not stolen anything since. If he does/did I can't even imagine the next level of punishment. Best Wishes!
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
15 May 11
If he's not bad at all and loved his mother,he would give up stealing again,that's really a good lesson for him,I think.
@valleyofberaca (299)
• Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
14 May 11
When I was in grade school, one of my schoolmate caught by our teacher stealing the money from her bag. There were many times this situation happened to other student and co teacher.
The teacher ask why he do that, the child said, he needs the money to buy food.
But the truth is, he stole the money to buy toys.
The teachers bought different kinds of food equivalent to the amount he stole.
They said to the boy, if you really steal just to buy food, then as a punishment you have to eat all these food for 1 hour " You have to eat it, or else we will send you to jail".
You know the amount he stole is php 3,000. I guess the child was choke and suffer stomachache during that time.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
15 May 11
I knew that more than once a student or even a pupil stole money of the teachers and they always had their excuse.
But what your teacher did next really broke the law,I think you know now.
@Zhaoxin123 (10)
• China
14 May 11
Oh!it is really interesting,I think the thief will be very depressing, because it is a very uncomfortable,again say, were passers-by looking back, that is a how embarrassing! So we will never hanky panky,or decent person,because such a life is the best!
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
15 May 11
He's very lucky because he's received feeling embarrassed instead of a good beating.Keep it up!
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
13 May 11
It would be a good lesson for the thief as well as an unforgettable shameful experience for him. I wish he would be a good citizen without any more stealing later on. Now I am wondering what his friends and family are thinking about when they happen to see this picture.
@RobtheRock (2433)
• United States
13 May 11
I think what's worse is that people now have a picture of him like that. That shame should have some effect on him. No, I've never seen anything like that.
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
15 May 11
I hope so,and I hope he'll begin a new life after that thing.
In that case, many people will know his face and maybe upon seeing him some place else, he will be notified as the thief that was glued on the pole. @Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
15 May 11
I hope so.But in fact the natives always know the thieves around,and thieves always do nothing but stealing!
@Oldsix691418 (3872)
• China
15 May 11
I hope you are right.But someone will never get rid of what he loves doing,hehe.
