Agreed on both counts, on further thought. Speaking mostly out of frustration - see reply to original author (above) for a more detailed response, but the gist

Agreed on both counts, on further thought. Speaking mostly out of frustration - see reply to original author (above) for a more detailed response, but the gist was: yes, education via feather duster is going to at least have a chance at changing behavior, whereas splattage via sledgehammer will have the opposite effect.