Describe a situation in which someone might be ostracized

Describe a situation in which an individual might be ostracized from family, friends, a specific segment of the society, or the society at large. What would it take? What would happen? What are the possibilities for reconciliation? Throughout history, ostracization has been used to punish the rule-breakers, the rebels, the un-lawful. The concept of ostracization has survived for over two thousand years, yet the premise has remained the same, to strip a person's social status …

…word the springs to the mind of most people is pedophile, or pervert. Yet, has Michael Jackson been convicted of any crime yet? Has he been proven to have committed a crime? No. Michael has zero chance of reconciliation with society. In prison, it is said that the child rapists are specifically targeted by the other inmates. There is a definite hatred of sex offenders in America today, and frankly, I don't mind one bit.