We were surprised to observe that the 1000 Hz buzz did not support a punitive effect.
As with the nuclear issue, a punitive threatening approach - "if these issues are not resolved, then you will be punished" - is likelier to spark a backlash than to succeed.
The principal magistrates association, ANM, said in a statement on Thursday that the government had issued a "punitive reform whose overall aim is to undermine the autonomy and independence of the magistrates" while reducing "guarantees to citizens".
"This approach was sadly all to plain to see in the final report of the Land Reform Review Group which we believe decided to take a punitive rather than a constructive approach to the issues.
We chose to respond to behavioral health issues with a punitive approach.
The decision was widely criticised as a punitive reaction to the complex sociocultural issue of drug abuse and three months later, the venue managed to reach an agreement with Islington Council on a set of conditions that would permit its management to reopen the club.
A punitive welfare system is a consequence.
The plagiarism issue was approached from an educational perspective, rather than a punitive.
Representative Jim McCrery, a Louisiana Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, has issued many statements denouncing the corporate alternative minimum tax as "a punitive tax on businesses during a recession and a source of endless complexity".
A punitive, zero-tolerance reaction to this sort of emotional blindside is understandable but only drives the deep issue out of sight temporarily.
