The article discusses the inadequacies of current justice systems, particularly in how they handle punishment, which often emphasizes pain over rehabilitation. It contrasts effective accountability measures through anecdotes like a priest's feather story to illustrate the difficult nature of undoing harm done by gossip or misdeeds. It suggests a need for more educational approaches in justice to truly address and rehabilitate offenders for their crimes, instead of merely punishing them, as seen in examples of unconventional punishments.
"Now I want you to go back and gather up every last feather that flew out onto the wind. . . . And that, said Father O'Rourke, is gossip!"
"The forms of punishment currently favour legal justice systems tend to be fairly strong on pain, average on preventing re-offense, and fairly weak on education."
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