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/^t/In this case there is no difference in the wrong-doing, but there is a big difference in the character of those children. The first one is more emotional than the second one and certainly spanking could hurt him and would not fulfil its purpose. The same is true of criminals. We must be very careful about choosing the right punishment for the specific criminal so that we do not destroy that man more than he is already. And that is not the purpose of the punishment.