First a quick definition so we all are on the same page:
By collective punishment I mean when instead of the offending individual a whole group of people are punished either as a vengence, deterrent or just simplifying things.
Instead of historical examples here is an easy one teacher-pupils. One of the students does something bad, a prank, whatever and instead of that one person the whole class gets punished. It is easier, there is the deterrent factor (although questionable) and sometimes there is no way to find the real culprit.
I would say when I was a kid and the teachers used collective punishment it almost always give birth to RESENTMENT. Why should all the innocent suffer because of one bad seed? I can understand the teacher's point of view, but that doesn't mean I accept it.
Or for that matter let's look at moderation here. Of course I am just using it as an example, not as a complaint.
When moderators close or move a thread just because 1 poster I assume they don't realize that they are punishing all the posters who participated in the thread. I can understand the mods behavior, but again, I don't accept it.
So it seems one's view on collective punishment depends on which side he/she is on in that particular case. Agree?
By collective punishment I mean when instead of the offending individual a whole group of people are punished either as a vengence, deterrent or just simplifying things.
Instead of historical examples here is an easy one teacher-pupils. One of the students does something bad, a prank, whatever and instead of that one person the whole class gets punished. It is easier, there is the deterrent factor (although questionable) and sometimes there is no way to find the real culprit.
I would say when I was a kid and the teachers used collective punishment it almost always give birth to RESENTMENT. Why should all the innocent suffer because of one bad seed? I can understand the teacher's point of view, but that doesn't mean I accept it.
Or for that matter let's look at moderation here. Of course I am just using it as an example, not as a complaint.
When moderators close or move a thread just because 1 poster I assume they don't realize that they are punishing all the posters who participated in the thread. I can understand the mods behavior, but again, I don't accept it.
So it seems one's view on collective punishment depends on which side he/she is on in that particular case. Agree?