Village stocks

So, have you ever seen a picture of people from a really long time ago being punished by being put in these big wooden things where their arms and heads stick out? That's called a village stock, and it's a form of punishment that was used a long time ago.

Basically, if someone in the village did something bad or broke a law, they would be put in the stocks as a way of punishing them. It was kind of like being in time-out, but way more uncomfortable.

The stocks were usually made out of wood, and they had holes in them where a person's arms and head would go. Once a person was locked in the stocks, they wouldn't be able to move much and everyone in the village would be able to see that they were being punished.

It was a pretty harsh punishment, but people back then thought it was a good way to make sure that others didn't break the law. Nowadays, we have different ways of punishing people who break the law that aren't as uncomfortable or public, but the village stocks are still a part of history that we can learn from.