Word: punished
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...violated the laws of the community. It was "shunning," or treating the offender as if he were dead. That might be better than a guilty verdict for this particular man. He lives by his reputation as a smiling endorser of products. Take that away from him, and you punish him where it will have a meaningful effect. PATRICIA DRYBURGH, Prince George, British Columbia...
...council elections, continue to increase student involvement in local politics with voter registration drives, educate students on the U.C.'s role and request input into how it might evolve to better meet students' concerns; and for heaven's sake, try to avoid scandal. If you can't avoid it, punish it mercilessly...
According to DeLong, the grates were not always dangerous, and both Harvard and homelessness groups tried several tactics to restore the grates to their previous level of safety. Social workers tried to convince the men to stop harassing others, but to no avail. In addition, the police "tried to punish the troublemakers," said DeLong. "We had hoped to separate the people causing problems, and that that would solve the problem, but that was not the case. Each night [the police] would drag away the same people, but they would be back there the next night...
First, PUCC abhors the notion of directing U.C. grants to reward or punish ideology. We have proposed that a small sum of money--perhaps 2% of the council's semesterly budget--could be set aside to aid ad-hoc projects that engage in the defense of student interests. We understand those interests quite narrowly, as concerns that students hold and which affect a substantial portion of the College's population. Students working to maintain federal financial aid programs might qualify; those interested in, say, pro-choice advocacy, however urgent that issue may be, would have to look elsewhere. Every other...
...more attention we receive from people struggling to sort of punish us, the more attention the act will get, and in the end a larger audience will reach what we have to say," he said