On the morning of June 18th Sam was walked out to the pillory and told to sign the agreement that for the next 48 hours he would be known as “noname”. Sam smiled and readily did so. Once it was notarized, Sam Palmer ceased to exist. Noname was taken to the pillory, had his head and hands placed into the sanded holes, and had the upper part placed across his neck and wrists to lock him onto place. His feet were then shackled to rings at the base of posts that had been placed a little over three feet apart. The posts were tall enough that a strap was slung between them that went under his pelvis. This would prevent his ass from slumping if his legs gave out. That surprised noname. He had not expected being this restrained.
Once properly restrained, to policemen pulled out safety scissors and started at the bottom of his trousers and started cutting up. Noname said, “Hey what are you doing. Stop that.”
The policeman on the left said, “The court had declared that Nonames have no rights. That includes the right to personal privacy which is covered by clothing. Since you have no privacy rights there will be no clothing.”
Judge Parker walked up at that time. “The law actually states that no named person shall be subjected to forced nudity or other public humiliation. Since you have agreed to giving up your name for the duration of your time in the pillory, you do not have those rights.” He chuckled as he made his next statement. “In fact, the only thing that I can guarantee to you is that you will survive this ordeal with no PERMINANT damage. Because your crime is that of sexual assault, for the next 48 hours you shall learn how that feels. It is my sincere hope that after your ordeal, you will be a reformed person and ready to rejoin society and live your life as a productive person.” As he spoke, the two guards completed the removal of Nonames clothes. Soon a naked man was restrained in front of an ever-growing crowd. Personal cameras came out to record the events. The individua formerly known as “Sam” began to have doubts that he make the right choice.
As the Judge was talking, other workers were setting up a perimeter about 8 feet out from all sides of the pillory and foot anchors. A clock on a short post was placed a foot or so out from one corner that read 48:00:00. At the other corner, a sign was placed that read:
“The area within the marked perimeter is considered a prosecution free zone for any nudity, sexual act, or otherwise deviant acts. The Unnamed individual, that is detained, is accused of sexual assault of another unwilling person. As retribution for inflicting violence, invasion of privacy, ignoring the wishes of another, and humiliation, the detained has forfeited those rights. As such, the public is free to inflict any form of punishment on the detainee so that the detainee learns what they had done to another.
To accomplish these goals, any nudity, sexual acts, or other actions to the detainee, will be considered just punishment. No permanent harm is to be inflicted on the detainee. If permanent damage is intentionally inflicted, the individual that performed said damage will be similarly detained and experience a similar fate as the detainee.”
The same wording was on both sides of the sign.
Noname read the sign and began to realize why a 10-year sentence could be commuted to just 48 hours. “You can’t do that.” He shouted. “It isn’t legal! I’ll sue!”
“I can assure you it is perfectly legal. When you agreed to forfeit your name, agreed to a public punishment, agreed to have a 10-year sentence reduced to just 48 hours, what were you expecting? A little stiffness due to being immobile for a little while as you stood in a pillory. Maybe some rotten eggs or tomatoes thrown at you. This isn’t the Middle Ages for God’s sake, this is 2059. What you did was a gross violation onto an innocent girl. You should have realized that it would not be so easy. Your punishment is going to fit your crime!”
“Innocent, innocent, you say! That bitch was a cock tease! She deserved what she got! If it wasn’t me, it would have been some other poor bastard.”
“I see you still haven’t learned. I will ask you again in 48 hours how you feel about having someone else force their will upon you. There has been messaging for decades that No means No. That message appears to have fallen on deaf ears in your case. Soon you will see how it feels when No is ignored.”
Judge Parker then turned to the gathering crowd and called out, “Let it be known that the victim of the detained will have first access to the detainee. The next individuals that will be granted access will be the victim’s family, followed by the “Former” family of the detainee. I say “Former” because Nonames have no family and members of any given family have no loyalty, ties, or other obligations to an unnamed detainee. Any act that will help the detainee to understand what brought them to the current situation is allowed and even encouraged. The ONLY restriction is that no Permanent damage is to be inflicted because it is the hope of the court that after the punishment has been completed, they will be able to rejoin society as productive members. As the sign states, any sexual act or actions performed within the marked boundaries, that may be considered lewd or obscene in almost any other situations, will have any laws regarding those acts suspended for the duration of the sentence of the noname detainee.” He turned back to the pillory and said, “A part of me almost wants to feel sorry for you, but having seen the recording of your actions, I have no pity.”
The judge then turns to a cock that had been erected to the side and presses a big red button on the top. A display starts to count down from 48:00:00 to 47:59:59 and so on.
Noname looks at the crowd and sees Gena smiling and walking forward.