> Now, you may think of this what you want, but to the people of Iceland this is important. I do think it's important. It's a beautiful country. But a dispropo

> Now, you may think of this what you want, but to the people of Iceland this is important. I do think it's important. It's a beautiful country. But a disproportionate reaction might do more bad than good. Civilized tourists stop coming when they know a relatively small mistake can literally ruin their lives. And once someone knows they screwed up with witnesses they know they have nothing to lose by doing some additional stuff. And I'm pretty sure some would make the most of it. Please don't get hung up on the interpretation of my words. The point is any kind of overreaction will without a doubt do more bad than good. It certainly sets a dangerous precedent on treating crimes that are only serious en masse rather than as individual occurrences. P.S. My original comment was not actually addressed to you but to another fellow commenter who's comment builds on your idea. And the 3-strikes law has nothing to do with racism in my comment, not more that saying people should be banned from Iceland is xenophobic. It has everything to do with how people react when they are faced with disproportionate punishment, the topic at hand. I did add it later, probably when you were already composing your message. Contrary to your assumption it wasn't meant as "intellectual dishonesty". It was just an example to strengthen the point I was making that came to me later, before your comment was displayed on the page. Edited for clarity and to add paragraph 2.