Doing something that happens to pain someone else as a by-product doesn't constitute "punishment" in my book.
I think it's clear that while beowabbit feels badly about the effect his decision is having on his sister, she is not the only one affected. It is affecting him. And it is the affect on him that seems to me to be the primary factor in his decision, and I think that is completely acceptable.
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Date: 2004-12-15 02:03 (UTC)I think it's clear that while beowabbit feels badly about the effect his decision is having on his sister, she is not the only one affected. It is affecting him. And it is the affect on him that seems to me to be the primary factor in his decision, and I think that is completely acceptable.