This is completely different from Reagan-era tactics, which tended to view all drug use as immoral, emphasizing punitive and stigmatizing messages to try and prevent it with little consideration of what causes addiction.
The most likely scenario, if force is to be used, is number (1) above - a short, sharp punitive strike to send a message to the Syrian regime.
"The United States and our allies must take immediate, punitive action and send a clear message to Iran that violating international laws, treaties and agreements will have serious consequences," Schultz and six other House Democrats wrote in a letter to Obama.
Settlements with the states that had challenged the industry had not sent that strong message, but the award of punitive damages to about 500,000 sick Florida smokers -- though certain to be appealed -- would, the jury hoped.
Main Line attorney Eric Landau had asked the jury for $1 million to $2 million in punitive damages, saying it would send a message to the entertainment world that "star power cannot run riot.
Amazon said it would seek millions of dollars in punitive damages from "spoofers," whose e-mail messages falsely identify the sender.
Messages of bias are already prevalent in both youth society and adult society, and repeating these messages (even if a parent has punitive views towards LGBT people) only amounts to parroting rhetoric and ideological agendas.
During closing arguments today, lawyers for the plaintiff, Dr. Joel Rodriguez, exhorted the jury to send a message to the company by awarding substantial punitive damages.
