You Need To Be Made An Example of ...

Former Member

It always worries me when I hear those words, makes me think perhaps someone is getting sentance not just for their crime but getting an extra harsh punishment just to deter others fromthe same act .. what do you think?

Former Member

Those words just make me think of being caught smoking for the umteenth time at school. The punishment usually involved taking the housemaster's empty bottles to the bottle bank (not a euphamism).

Thus the words normally go in one ear and out the other.

Teh_Gerbil

Thunderstruck wrote:

Those words just make me think of being caught smoking for the umteenth time at school. The punishment usually involved taking the housemaster's empty bottles to the bottle bank (not a euphamism).

Thus the words normally go in one ear and out the other.

So true. And the Example usually is, that the system on place in inefficient and can't deal harshly with anyone.

Former Member

I heard this once at work a long time ago when I was being "officially warned".

I asked straight after -"are you allowed to talk about this to anyone else?"

They said "No"

I said "I have no plans to tell anyone (about my warning)"

I paused for a moment....

"So", I said, "tell me again why I am getting this punishment."

I got a suspension instead.