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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Fear is absolutely a deterrent and to think otherwise runs counter to everything science suggests about what motivates human beings. You need carrots and sticks. Not just one or the other.
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This is only true for people in a cognitively rational state with something to lose. One or both of those elements tend to be missing with the population being discussed.
Draconian punishments would be a great way to push people on the precipice into the abyss, though.