The contention of the comment to which you originally responded was with the use of the word "prevent." If they had used a word like "disincentives" there wouldn't be an issue. I thought that was clear from that comment.
Re:Why We Disagree with The New York Times
by dominotw on Wednesday June 06, 2018 @08:20AM
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I don't see what the contention is. My lease agreement "prevents" me from putting nails in the walls to hang pictures. I "prevents" me because the fines are not something I'd like to pay, it would be a "disincentive" if the fine was only 10$.
What is your definition of "prevent", like physically stop from doing it?
I was asking why consequences of breach of agreement is not a strong enough deterrent in this case .