Question

Many early punishments were designed to humiliate offenders in public and to allow members of the community an opportunity for vengeance. The stocks and pillory were two such punishments. What were the stocks and pillory used for?

1) To rehabilitate offenders
2) To provide education to offenders
3) To humiliate offenders and allow community vengeance
4) To promote community bonding

Answer 1

The stocks and pillory were punishments used to humiliate offenders and allow community vengeance.

Step-by-step explanation:

The stocks and pillory were punishments used in medieval times to humiliate offenders and allow community vengeance.

The stocks consisted of a wooden frame with holes for the offender's feet and sometimes hands, preventing them from moving. They would be displayed in public, allowing the community to taunt and throw objects at them. The pillory was a similar device, but with holes for the head and sometimes hands, exposing the offender's face and allowing even more humiliation.

These punishments were not meant for rehabilitation or education, but rather to publicly shame and exact revenge on the offenders.