It's not about rehabilitation, it's deterrence. It's saying "we have a standard of politeness here and if you violate it we will cut off your lips in front of everyone else."
When I go to an American restaurant not only do I see people with lips, but I hear them.
But that would be like giving everyone convicted of a crime a permanent black mark on their record that makes them unemployable, thereby causing them to turn to more crime by necessity just to stay alive. That would be insa- oh...
It's not about rehabilitation, it's deterrence. It's saying "we have a standard of politeness here and if you violate it we will cut off your lips in front of everyone else."
When I go to an American restaurant not only do I see people with lips, but I hear them.
But that would be like giving everyone convicted of a crime a permanent black mark on their record that makes them unemployable, thereby causing them to turn to more crime by necessity just to stay alive. That would be insa- oh...