I think a big part of the problem is also that our culture usually does not take shame and embarrassment as seriously as it should. Doing physical harm to someone is considered unacceptable and society will step in to make sure something like that does not happen. But if someone is shamed or humiliated, well that sucks but it's life get over it. Well, what people don't realize is that shame is actually a form of pain. It has actually been shown by scientific studies that when someone is experiencing shame and embarrassment, the same brain circuits are activated that would be activated when they experience physical pain. So how do you think people would look at it if someone was being kept out of social involvement because of being threatened with physical violence?