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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 475
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The pillory was one of our time-honoured institutions fifty years ago, and men and women used to be placed there for offences, such as a wise legislature would have endeavoured to conceal from public consideration. The horrid scenes which then took place, when men, women, and children collected in crowds to pelt the offenders with missiles, were so disgusting, that they cannot be described. Not more seemly were the public whippings then administered to women in common with the coarsest male offenders. The public abominations and obscenities of the "good old times" would almost have disgraced the days of Nero.
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定位：Excerpt 475 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
五十年前，颈手枷是英国一种历史悠久的刑罚，男女都可能因某些罪行被锁在里面示众。明智的立法者本应把这类事藏起来，不让公众围观。当时人群会向受刑者投掷杂物，场面恶心到无法描述。女性与最粗野的男性罪犯一样被公开鞭打，同样不成体统。所谓“美好旧时光”里的这些公开丑行，几乎连尼禄时代都会觉得丢脸。作者想说的是：社会对惩罚和羞辱的看法已经变了，过去那种以公开折磨为乐的做法，今天看来是野蛮的。
上下文
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《节俭》一书，19世纪英国，讨论社会风俗与道德进步。
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今天有哪些我们习以为常的惩罚或羞辱方式，未来的人可能会觉得野蛮？
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