From a November 2 interview with Oscar Goodman, the Democratic mayor of Las Vegas, which aired on Nevada NewsMakers, a television show hosted by Sam Shad.

oscar goodman: The prisons are bursting at the seams—that has to be addressed. I believe in a lot of alternative programs, and I believe in a little bit of corporal punishment—going back to the days of yore when examples had to be shown. We have the situation down here with graffiti, and just the other day I said, you know, you may need to be thumbing.