And dole out the harshest possible sentence, short of physical maiming: unbounded social ostracism. In old times we'd brand undesirables by burning their skin w

And dole out the harshest possible sentence, short of physical maiming: unbounded social ostracism. In old times we'd brand undesirables by burning their skin with a hot rod. These days we brand them 'racist' or 'sexist' on the Internet, and rely on the fact that the Internet never forgets and is easily searchable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_branding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_branding