They also enshrined a principle of reciprocity: the prospect of harshpunishment if captured acts as a deterrent against savage conduct on the battlefield, just as the possibility of favorable prisoner of war status is an incentive to behave honorably.
The charity said the current law, allowing "reasonable chastisement", indicated to abusive parents that persistent and harsh physical punishment was acceptable.
He contended that any action had to be taken solely by the Board's disciplinary committee and also claimed that the punishment was "harsh and discriminatory".
What this means is rather than trying to catch every cheater you randomly sample for cheating and if you find incontrovertible proof then you impose a punishment so viciously harsh that fear of it deters all possible cheaters.