What concept was the punishment for breaking a law based on?

Punishments were given to set an example in front of the society and make sure that no one ever dares to do such mistakes again.

Explanation:

Punishment is society's solution to the injuries it suffers through crime. Fines, incarceration and, in some cases, certain acts of restitution are the most common forms of punishment meted out to criminal offenders by society through the criminal law system in this country.

honestly i love the walking dead, mainly the quotes. “well, pardon me young man, excuse the [insert bad word here] out of my gosh darn french, but did you just threaten me? ” sksk (of course it's not the exact words)

the wants of children today than in colonial times are very different. as well as the roles. children now have electronics such as phones, tablets, tvs, etc. back then, kids didn’t have electronics. in the colonial times, children were expected to their parents in their work. but now, children are expected to go to school.

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-lavira : )