Hi,
When the punishment is swift and harsh there is very little crime. I have been is shops with millions in gold on display in Arab Countries and there are no bars on the windows, no alarm systems, seen the shopkeeper hang a sign on the door "out to lunch" walk out, shut the door and not even lock it.
I conducted a training session in Abu Dhabi many years ago. I had salespeople from all over Europe and the middle east. I started the class by reading an article from the local paper. Seems the day before a couple had been convicted of adultry, they were immediately taken from the courtroom and stoned to death. The makeup of the class was 100% male, probably average age of 35. That was the best behaved class I ever had in my career. They all stayed in their hotel rooms, spent lots of time on their homework, it was amazing!
regards,
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