Punishment Systems: Earth Kingdom

## **Rule of Returns**

If an individual is found to be guilty of a crime then the victim(s) may inflict the same crime upon the accused, if this cannot be done directly, or by the victim(s) choice, a monetary equivalent is paid by the accuser to the victim(s) instead. The type of payment may be a set amount over a set time, or a one-time payment.

**Laws which commonly utilized rule of returns as a punishment:**

* Assault, Accent of Assault, Fever of Assault, Tool of Assault
* Arson, Accent of Arson, Fever of Arson, Fool of Arson, Tool of Arson
* Property Damage, Accent of Property Damage
* Fraud, Fool of Fraud, Tool of Fraud
* Theft, Accent of Theft, Fever of Theft, Fool of Theft, Tool of Theft
* Abduction, Accent of Abduction, Fever of Abduction
* Disturbance, Accent of Disturbance, Fool of Disturbance
* Fever of Perversion, Tool of Perversion
* Deviancy, Accent of Deviancy, Fever of Deviancy, Fool of Deviancy, Tool of Deviancy

## **Public Shaming**

The most common form of punishment for crimes which have multiple affected parties comes in the form of public shaming. The method in which the accused are punished and the length of said punishment may vary based on the local community, but there are a few standard types;

* **Shaming Parade:** The accused is stripped down to their undergarments and guided through the local community by a figure of authority. If there are multiple criminals being paraded they are chained together.
* **Stocks:** The accused is restrained by their wrists and their ankles by a wooden structure and forced to sit in place.
* **Lockjaw Stocks:** The accused is forced to wear a metal structure around their head which forces their tongue down to stop them from talking or eating.
* **Hanging Cage:** The accused is placed in a cage and suspended in a highly visible place within the local community.
* **Stretching Rack:** The accused is restrained by their wrists and ankles to be suspended over a wooden structure which may be tightened to exert a pulling force at either end of the structure, this force was handled by a warden to prevent premature deaths. This particular form of public shaming was used as a display for the upper and royal classes for people who acted against them, which involved people from both the lower and the upper classes.

**Laws which commonly utilized public shaming as a punishment:**

* Accent of Murder, Fever of Murder, Fool of Murder, Tool of Murder
* Assault, Accent of Assault, Fever of Assault, Tool of Assault
* Arson, Accent of Arson, Fever of Arson, Fool of Arson, Tool of Arson
* Trespass, Tool of Trespass
* Fraud, Tool of Fraud
* Theft, Accent of Theft, Fever of Theft, Tool of Theft
* Abduction, Tool of Abduction
* Possession, Accent of Possession, Fool of Possession, Tool of Possession
* Manufacturing, Tool of Manufacturing
* Smuggling, Accent of Smuggling, Tool of Smuggling
* Disturbance, Accent of Disturbance, Fool of Disturbance, Tool of Disturbance
* Casting without Bounds
* Perversion, Fever of Perversion, Tool of Perversion
* Deviancy, Accent of Deviancy, Fever of Deviancy, Fool of Deviancy, Tool of Deviancy
* Conspiracy, Accent of Conspiracy, Fever of Conspiracy, Fool of Conspiracy, Tool of Conspiracy

## **Prisons**

Should an individual be found guilty of multiple offences, or have committed a severe enough crime then the accused will be taken to a prison facility. In a standard prison criminals are housed in a small cell with a bed and bedpan, wardens resupply cells with water, food and a fresh bed pan.

Criminals will stay in these cells until their sentence is up, or they have been sentence to be executed on a set date.

### **Working Prisons**

Similar to normal prisons, a working prison typically house individuals with multiple offences in small single bed cells. The main difference between the prison types however is that criminals are tasked with producing certain goods throughout their sentence duration for the potential to reduce their sentence.

**Laws which commonly utilized prisons/working prisons as a punishment:**

* Murder, Accent of Murder, Fever of Murder, Tool of Murder
* Assault, Accent of Assault, Fever of Assault, Tool of Assault
* Arson, Accent of Arson, Fever of Arson, Tool of Arson
* Trespass, Tool of Trespass
* Fraud, Tool of Fraud
* Theft, Accent of Theft, Fever of Theft, Tool of Theft
* Abduction, Accent of Abduction, Tool of Abduction
* Possession, Accent of Possession, Tool of Possession
* Manufacturing, Tool of Manufacturing
* Smuggling, Accent of Smuggling, Tool of Smuggling
* Disturbance, Accent of Disturbance, Tool of Disturbance
* Casting without Bounds, Casting without Ethics
* Perversion, Fever of Perversion, Tool of Perversion
* Deviancy, Accent of Deviancy, Fever of Deviancy, Tool of Deviancy
* Conspiracy, Accent of Conspiracy, Fever of Conspiracy, Fool of Conspiracy, Tool of Conspiracy

## **Trivia**

* As of the Second Era working prisons have become the most common form of prisons in both the Earth and Sun Kingdom.