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Machiavellian said:
Lawlight said:

Uh, no. A country that's harsh but fair towards deliquents and other criminals. Or are you saying that punishing culprits is oppression?

Exactly what is your definition of a deliquent or criminal.  Neither or those terms apply to this situation.

(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.
"delinquent teenagers"

 

synonyms: lawless, lawbreaking, criminal, offending; 
errant, badly behaved,troublesomedifficultunmanageableunrulydisobedient,uncontrollable, out of control
"delinquent teenagers"