Suggests caning, but provides no evidence as to why caning would be more effective. Since Jacoby does not consider other alternatives to prison such as community service, loss of privileges, or, in extreme cases, banishment, his argument that flogging is the best alternative does not convince the reader. It also fails to define flogging or demonstrate that physical punishment would reduce the high crime rate in the United States. Thus, while his article raises compelling concerns about the American prison system, Jeff Jacoby fails to convince his audience that flogging is the best alternative to punishment.