2012-08-25, 09:38 AM
hadriel Wrote:*edit* Chinese has a saying: 杀一儆百: punish/kill one and send a message to all others -- lots of institutions use this method (not just the Chinese obviously). Whether the ends justify the means, it's up in the air. We've not taken it to the [relative] extreme yet either so don't make it sound like no one can sneeze without getting shot. */edit*
Hadriel
It's called a deterrent. And this is a system where one is not required, because hair (short of being fluorescent) does not have any effect on anyone else.