Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime- John Ruskin
Since man has started writing down the history of our race, man has come up with ways to punish people who did not conform to the norms of the day. Man has managed to conjure up rather creative methods of punishing wrongdoing. Thankfully as we have evolved and exhibited growth, so our methods of doling out punishment have also evolved.