"IN CERTAIN REGIONS OF IRELAND, WHEN
SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING WRONG, HE IS
TAKEN TO THE CENTER OF THE PUB AND
SURROUNDED BY HIS PALS FOR TWO DAYS
WHILE THEY SPEAK OF ALL THE GOOD HE HAS
DONE. THEY BELIEVE EACH PERSON IS GOOD,
YET SOMETIMES WE MAKE MISTAKES,
WHICH IS REALLY A CRY FOR HELP. THEY UNITE
IN THIS RITUAL TO ENCOURAGE THE PERSON TO
RECONNECT WITH HIS TRUE NATURE. THE
BELIEF IS THAT UNITY, AFFIRMATION, AND A PINT HAVE
MORE POWER TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR THAN
SHAME AND PUNISHMENT. THIS IS KNOWN
AS PUBUNTU - HUMANITY TOWARDS OTHERS."