It's easily defensible - people in this society organize themselves into familial clans, which are viewed as the atomic unit of society. Individuals are more su

It's easily defensible - people in this society organize themselves into familial clans, which are viewed as the atomic unit of society. Individuals are more subatomic particles. That's not how we do it in the West generally, so yes, importing those punishments seems barbaric, but that's just because you may not ride or die with your family, defer all major decisions to your elders, etc.