Yes! Consider the case of the little ****s who live near me and think smashing other people's fences and throwing eggs at windows is funny. I think 240 volts would persuade them never to do it again. Their parents apparently think their little darlings can do no wrong.
> Certainly the families disown a trickster but that's important
> for legal liability and doesn't necessarily sever emotional
> bonds.
Exactly. A Humakti is legally dead, but you still feed him dinner.
> I'd compare it to the practice of wealthy families in
> the 19th Century locking up mad relatives in isolated rooms
> in their mansions. The family knows they are there but nobody
> talks about them especially in the presence of outsiders.
Nice comparison!
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