Complex sentence: The punishment was usually a form of mob extrajudicial punishment, sometimes imposed in connection with tarring and feathering, intended to show community displeasure with the victim so they either conformed their behavior to the mob's demands or left the community.
Split into simpler sentences: The punishment was usually a form of mob extrajudicial punishment, sometimes imposed in connection with tarring and feathering. It was intended to show community displeasure with the victim so he either conformed his behavior to the mob's demands or left the community.