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"Fair" punishment

What is the best example of fair punishment for a week?

  • Timmy has 2 toys, Tommy has 4 toys. Both boys loose all toys.

    Votes: 21 84.0%

  • Timmy has 2 toys, Tommy has 4 toys. Both boys loose 1 toy.

    Votes: 2 8.0%

  • Timmy has 2 toys, Tommy has 4 toys. Both boys loose 2 toys.

    Votes: 1 4.0%

  • Timmy has 2 toys, Tommy has 4 toys. Both boys loose 50% of their toys.

    Votes: 1 4.0%
  • Total voters
    25
ttwtt78640 said:
How many toys must be taken away, and for how long, in order to get a given lazy child to do their homework?



A "fair" punishment is the least which is required to accomplish the desired result. If that varies based on the individual then so be it, thus parents have great flexibility and the advantage of knowing their children well, yet we have a constitution that requires equal treatment of the law which means that our judicial system is basically unable to be "fair".
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But who says the punishment ever needs to be in the form of possession? I realize there's no such thing as perfectly fair, but I certainly think it could be more fair.
 
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