[Avodah] Are We to Humiliate Sinners as Mitzvah Tochacha?

[Rabbi Meir G. Rabi]

Chaim Baruch Kaufman
challenged the assertion that
we are only commanded to admonish our fellow Jew,
but we are not commanded to bring about his or her repentance
His challenge appears to be supported by the RaMBaM, DeOs 6:7
Mitzvah LeHachZiro LeMutav - the command is to restore him to good
a *mitzvah* to correct the sinner's behavior ...
does Mitzvah not mean we are commanded?

It makes no sense to be commanded to do that which is beyond our ken.
So we are not considered failures and suffer consequences for what we
cannot do.
[although the RaMBaM does rule that whoever can but does not admonish, is
held accountable - (I have no idea who it is that cannot admonish)]
However, we ARE commanded to continue
as per RaMBaM DeOs 6:7
"If he accepts the admonition, that is great, but if not, one must continue
[incessantly] until the sinner strikes him
and says, "I am not listening to you"
This suggests the admonisher is getting through to the sinner
and irritating the sinner to the point where the sinner not only says, "I
am not listening"
but actually strikes [some suggest is ready to strike]

This appears to be enshrined in the RaMBaM identifying the source
[Leviticus 19:17] "You shall surely admonish your colleague."
It would seem that the emphasised "Rebuke Rebuke = SURELY rebuke"
which our Sages interpret to mean, 'even a thousand times'
and suggests that the duty is to continue until the sinner repents.
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