Muslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, left, who was to caned for drinking beer, is comforted by her sister Ratna as she talks to waiting media outside the Kuala Kangsar police station, Malaysia, Monday. Islamic officials Monday abruptly released the model scheduled to be caned this week for drinking beer after briefly detaining her, in an unexpected twist for Malaysia's first woman to face the corporal punishment. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Question: I don't think model Shukarno did anything wrong. Of course. However, in a struggle to come up for a question for this post, I settled on this: Should society impose corporal punishment for smaller crimes, like vandalism?