Ingenious punishments

Disrespectful behaviors are frowned upon by modern American society. In the article, the kid who threw a party was punished because he was had made too much noise, had a keg, and had under-age drinking at his party. He disrespected the law, and his neighborhood by making too much noise. Perhaps if he had not made a lot of noise, he would have never been caught. It seems that people are only concerned with bad behaviors when they know about it. What someone does not know, can't bother them.
Such punishments for these behaviors are shameful punishments. These shameful punishments are effective because it is almost cruel. These punishments are out of the ordinary and not common. However, in the article it said "the punishment must fit the crime" and this is true. These punishments ironically fit the crime. For example in the article when the kid threw a toga party with underage drinking, he had to stand in front of the police station wearing his toga, or when kids defaced a nativity scene they had to march around town with a donkey.
These punishments fit because they are punished by being mocked or shamed into guilt. In the scarlet letter, Hester Prynne commits the sin of adultery and has to wear a scarlet letter 'A' upon her breast. She also had to stand in front of the whole town and confess her sin. It is almost cruel because she is publicly humiliated. With such shaming punishments, the lesson is learned more permanently. In the article it stated "Mr. Cicconetti says he sees few repeat offenders." These punishments help to keep people from repeating their crime because they are harsh. They are harsh because of public humiliation, everyone gets to see the crime or sin you committed.
I don't think that these types of punishments are too harsh because what goes around comes around and you should treat things the way you want to be treated. If you want to deface a nativity scene, then it shouldn't bother you to have to march around town with a donkey. If you don't want to be mocked then you should not go about making fun of other things.