What to do with bad people? The US is slowly discovering that the death penalty is a bad idea. (I support it but you can never afford to be wrong. You MUST never be wrong. No death penalty.) Chopping off hands and fingers? Same arguments as the death penalty. If guilt could be certain, I would support something public, like stocks. Humiliation is horrible. Lacking certainty, same problem. Let's stick with what we have, even if it doesn't work.