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When he finally succeeded, after a prolonged siege and heavy losses, he punished the local population by cutting off the noses and lips of all men — except those who played wind instruments.
Iraq's attack violated the 1991 cease-fire limitations, so the United States punished it by bombing military targets in the south.
But what's interesting is that it isn't just stocks trading at stratospheric levels that are punished, nor is it just stocks that fall well short of expectations.
Corporations can be punished for misdeeds in at least two ways.
I abhor child abuse and feel that the abusers should be punished, but corporal discipline is different.