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Stocks

Stocks are restraining devices used historically for corporal punishment and public humiliation. Their use dates back to Ancient Greece, as evidenced by their inclusion in Solon's law code. The stocks were used to confine a person's feet, sometimes with an added duration to the sentence imposed by the court. They served as a method of both physical punishment and public shaming.

1989: Dermott, Arkansas Curfew Law

In 1989, the town of Dermott, Arkansas, passed a curfew law that included punishment of up to thirty days in jail for the offender and up to two days in the stocks for the offender's parents. The punishment was almost immediately remitted because the city did not have stocks and had allocated no funds to build them.

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2012: Stocks Punishment for Adultery in Colombia

In 2012, in Colombia, Alfreda Blanco Basilio and her lover Luis Martinez were placed in stocks by the Sampues tribe for Basilio's adultery. Basilio spent 72 hours barefoot in the stocks.

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2016: Thame Proposal to Build Stocks

In 2016, the British town of Thame considered a proposal to build stocks for hire and charitable events. Councillor David Bretherton suggested using the stocks for charity, where people would donate money for the time someone spent in the stocks, possibly with tickling and syrup between their toes. Bretherton noted that stocks were still legal in England, but the stocks would not be for punishment. The topic is under further study.

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2020: COVID-19 Quarantine Violators Placed in Stocks in Colombia

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, police in Chinu, Colombia, placed residents who broke quarantine in stocks for a few hours.

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