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As was generally said, make the punishment fit the crime. If you think he is a generally responsible driver and got caught speeding because of inattentiveness, make him absorb some of the financial cost - not to "punish" him, but to illustrate the consequences. If you think he's a chronic speeder (or reckless, or a risk-taker in the car), it's not about punishing the behavior, its about getting it to stop, for his sake.
Dont take away the sports (or assign community service, etc) - the two have nothing to do with each other in the relevant sense. As with any behavior modification, the closer in time and concept the negative feedback is to the the problem behavior, the more effective the results. If he screws up driving the car, that is what should go.
Good luck
posted by 24.149.4...
Posts in this Thread:
- Punishment for an 18 yr old for 2nd ticket in 2 months?, stufis, Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:30:26
- Treat him to Street Legal Drag Night, Barry, Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:21:30
- Thanks for the help, folks!, stufis, Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:59:19
- USMC ;) (nm), BobH, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:40:59
- Make the punishment fit..., Camm , Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:27:20 <-- Viewing This Message
- Make him read all these replies., Rafe, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:09:21
- Re: Punishment for an 18 yr old for 2nd ticket in 2 months?, R.T., Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:42:33
- Many good answers here. my 2 cents..., Erik, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:37:29
- Is he a good driver otherwise?, Craig, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:09:44
- Make him pay attention. We have a "driving contract", Noel, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:08:28
- A bike with a light and fenders and no car for a while, Schu, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:44:29
- I like the other ideas plus new electronic gadget>, ChipJ, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:42:19
- Is he already paying his own insurance / car?, NickR, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:16:41
- Re: Punishment for 2nd ticket in 2 months?, Railhead , Thu, 12 Jan 2006 01:43:08
- Re: Punishment for an 18 yr old for 2nd ticket in 2 months?, soneway, Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:31:19
- Show him the insurance bill...., SaabHubby, Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:13:38
- Re: Punishment for an 18 yr old for 2nd ticket in 2 months?, Ed3Saab, Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:54:41
- Make him devise his own punishment>, Mike in Anchorage, Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:05:34
- drop him from your insurance or..., GM, Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:03:26
- Re: Punishment for an 18 yr old for 2nd ticket in 2 months?, pokeyjoe , Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:50:44
- Take away his sports, Barry, Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:46:14
- Re: Punishment for an 18 yr old for 2nd ticket in 2 months?, yaofeng, Wed, 11 Jan 2006 18:43:07
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