Nowhere is this more true than the long-running, obviously futile "war on (some, selected) drugs," an effort premised on ending drug experimentation and abuse via the tools of punishment and the ruination of reputations.
Originally practiced by the Red Army as a form of military discipline, it became a tool of both punishment and intrigue, used by various Party groups against political rivals and corrupt officials.
"Young kids identify books as a tool for punishment," said Mr. Moallem.
Persuasion should be our tool of choice, not punishment.
"This is Philadelphia, Ala.," said Lawrence S. Krasner, Mr. Sellers's defense lawyer, who contended that the city was using bail as a tool of preventive detention and punishment.
Moreover, players continue to cooperate when punishment is unobserved, perhaps because they (correctly) anticipate that shirkers will be punished: Fear of punishment can be as effective at promoting contributions as punishment itself.
When Shari'a law was restored in Iran following the Islamic Revolution of 1979, flogging has become a favored mode of punishment and an effective tool for interrogators.
