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It's called "setting an example." Like catching a few speeders on the freeway: deters the rest. > accomplishes nothing in the broader picture not quite nothin
by AlbertCory 3y ago
It's called "setting an example." Like catching a few speeders on the freeway: deters the rest.
> accomplishes nothing in the broader picture
not quite nothing. Those bad students got caught.
- crazygringo 3y agoBut it's not setting an example if it doesn't deter the rest, that's the point. There's nothing good about punishing students if the punishment is too infrequent to deter. And one profesor acting alone isn't enough to deter.
- AlbertCory 3y agoPure conjecture. If the Chicago cops catch two murderers, that's several people who don't get shot. Even if they don't catch ALL of them.