Deuteronomy 25:3 Forty blows he may give him and no more, lest he should exceed this and beat him with many blows above these, and your brother be humiliated in your sight.
When does punishment turn from being fit for the crime into something that makes others despise the one being punished?
So many people look down on others just because they have been punished for doing something wrong. That’s called judging people!
If someone learns from their punishment they are quite capable of fitting back into society, maybe even more so than others!
Don’t allow people’s pasts to taint your love toward them – Christ showed us all His open love!