Once upon a time,
three angels came to Earth and visited Abraham. They brought news that God was
going to shut down the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham negotiated with
Him though, and made a deal that if he could find 10 righteous men in the city,
it would be spared for the sake of those 10. The angels then went into town
where they bunked up with Lot. The people of the city came to try to “get to
know” the newbies, but Lot offered his virgin daughters instead. The people
didn’t want the girls, though. The people tried to break in to Lot’s home, but
the angels saved him and his folks by blinding the intruders. They then told
Lot and his clan to leave so they could burn down the city and hooligans within
it. Despite being told not to do so, Lot’s wife watched as the city was burned
and was, therefore, turned into a salt pillar.
I see unfair punishment quite a bit in ROTC. We use “electric
shock” punishment and group punishment to address most of the issues in our battalion.
“Electric shock” is death by CrossFit under the assumption that if you
associate physical pain with doing something wrong, you won’t do it again. I
don’t really think it’s fair to give a physical punishment for academic failure
or minor behavioral incidents, but it’s fairly effective. Group punishment is
when the entire team, class, or other group gets privileges taken away or has
to do something unpleasant for one person’s mistake. This, generally, results
in the entire group making sure that the individual doesn’t make the same mistake
again.
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