Hassan signs law requiring criminals to face their victim's families

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

What a load of populist bullsh*t.

How could you guys possibly oppose this? It's not forcing the families to say anything, it's forcing the criminal to see what they have done. I am glad my step-uncles killer got to hear the victim's widow "cry bitch whine and moan" at him for a half hour.

Whether you think this is appropriate depends upon whether you think the primary purpose of the criminal justice system is to punish, contain, or reform criminals. While forcing the criminal to be pilloried accomplishes the first, it does nothing for the second and it is debatable whether it helps or impedes the goal of reform. That said, I'm somewhat old school and wouldn't mind seeing the pillory and the stocks brought back for minor offenses, provided the convicted are kept from being physically harmed by the onlookers. It was the failure to do that in all cases that led to their abandonment.