Bring back the birch? No, please heed this cry from a broken heart

SHAME on you for trumpeting the abomination of corporal punishment in your editorial of December 30.

I can agree that punishment must fit the crime, but birching is not an acceptable remedy for the failure of our penal system.

Our political system has long encouraged the revolving prison door to save money. There were no votes to be gained from promoting an enlightened correctional code and effective sanctions.