I was answering Divis's first post - tell us how it is justifed ?????????
It's wrong, of course. Just as any sort of beating is wrong. But it works. It's something that has always gone on. It works best when coupled with carrots as well; good hearts and minds policies which provide real benefit to people, coupled with non-fatal kickings to eejits who don't see it that way. Somehow, though, I think someone forgot to issue the carrots in this current policing vortex.