> Family punishments…have been common throughout history…totalitarian regimes like Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, and modern North Korea have successfully used fa

> Family punishments…have been common throughout history…totalitarian regimes like Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, and modern North Korea have successfully used family punishment to put fear into the hearts of their most courageous opponents. Such tactics work because, Do these tactics work? Did Soviet Russia have lower crime rates because of this punishment. The author seems to leap from “this happened” to “this worked” without any supporting evidence. I’d say that not only did they not work, they resulted in much more harm than the actual crimes committed. Punishing a family member for the crimes of their family means you’re now causing more harm overall. Not to mention, why punishing someone other than the criminal is wrong.