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Originally Posted by BrianL
It's not a matter of being "4th grade" or whatever. It's that you have to hit someone where it hurts for them to learn their lesson. That's part of life.
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I see two problems with that statement. One, hitting him where it hurts would be his wallet, not his academic record. I don't mind vengeance or revenge so much in this business because it's a matter of survival. That said, I only believe in taking things to the extreme if the lessong taught is useful -- in other words, as long as the punishment fits the crime. Two, if you are kicked out of school, there are few second chances in which to make amends. Black marks on your record will follow you around for the rest of your life. You can't get a decently paying job; you can't acquire new skills in specialized fields if there's a standard track to take, and you're stuck in a downward spiral of dead-end jobs and accumulating debt. This can happen to you without being kicked out of school, too, but that's reserved for the really, really unlucky people.
So yes, kicking someone out of school for unrelated criminal or civil matters is too harsh.