Basic logic suggests that when a punishment is levied, in any situation, the intention is to discourage the offending party from repeating bad behavior. This is true whether you are talking about punishing your child, a student, or when punishment is meted out within our legal system.
Can anyone explain to me a logical narrative in which the NCAA's punishment of OSU basketball will discourage them from repeating a particular transgression, or encourage them to do something differently in the future to prevent a particular transgression?
With Dez, we could say, "well, the NCAA wants to make it clear that you should not lie to them during an investigation". It was stupid petty BS, but at least I could see some logical narrative behind what they did. In this case, I can't even formulate an argument that makes any kind of sense. Can any of you?
Can anyone explain to me a logical narrative in which the NCAA's punishment of OSU basketball will discourage them from repeating a particular transgression, or encourage them to do something differently in the future to prevent a particular transgression?
With Dez, we could say, "well, the NCAA wants to make it clear that you should not lie to them during an investigation". It was stupid petty BS, but at least I could see some logical narrative behind what they did. In this case, I can't even formulate an argument that makes any kind of sense. Can any of you?
