The civilian penal code aimed to terrify subjects into submission rather than reform them

Evidence

Theme three: confusion about the reason. Children frequently report not knowing exactly what they did to deserve the punishment, or feeling that the severity of the punishment was not proportionate to what they did. This confusion is consistent with the developmental psychology finding from Season 4: the punishment activates the fear-conditioning system rather than encoding the intended rule. Children are frightened, but they are not learning what the adult thinks they are learning. — , The Rod and the Child, 9943 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Atrocity now operates within the law through its spelled-out specifications — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 680; Punishment shifted from sovereign vengeance to ensuring no crime goes unpunished; Military punishment reform moved from spectacular severity toward certainty of punishment (+3 more)

Related

• Corporal punishment activates fear rather than teaching the intended rule. (similarity 0.82)
• Modern atrocity operates inside the law rather than through its suspension. (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Corporal punishment activates fear rather than teaching the intended rule. #corroborates (0.75) — , The Rod and the Child, 9943
• Subtler punishment masked sovereign power rather than making it more humane #expands (0.70)
• Military punishment reform moved from spectacular severity toward certainty of punishment #contradicts (0.60)