I think it's fair to look inward at similar issues in our society. No it's not the same, but social trust systems and Scarlett letters are big in the USA. They

I think it's fair to look inward at similar issues in our society. No it's not the same, but social trust systems and Scarlett letters are big in the USA. They can be very hard to recover from, their pervasiveness, and impact have only grown. You do not want to be on the list of undesirables. Not in the same ballpark though.