[Idiom]: Punish the crime of impropriety

Pinyin: fá bù dāng zuì

[Explanation]: When: quite, resist. The punishment and the crime are not commensurate.

【Idiom Story】:

The idiom "unjustly punished" means that the punishment is too lenient or too severe, disproportionate to the crime committed.

This idiom comes from "Gou Zi. Righteousness", the virtue is not worthy of the position, the ability is not the official, the reward is not meritorious, the punishment is not appropriate, and the crime is ominous.

In the late Warring States period, Zhao produced a famous thinker named Xun Kuang, and people called his work "Xunzi". There are a total of 32 articles in Xunzi, one of which is called "Righteous Treatise", which is dedicated to politics. The article makes the idea that the king should set a good example to the people. The overthrow of a tyrannical monarch, such as Xia Wei being defeated by Shang Tang and Shang being wiped out by King Wu of Zhou, these are all good things rather than bad things. Xun Guo advocated that the punishment should be severe, and those who commit crimes should be punished accordingly according to the size of the crime. If the murderer does not pay for his life, and if the person who hurts the person is not sentenced, then it will condone crime and disrupt society. It has been said: "In ancient times, there was no corporal punishment, but only symbolic punishment." For example, instead of using 黥 (qing) punishment and using ink to paint the face; Instead of using a straw hat, this method does not work in the modern era of confusion. If this continues, the perpetrators of crimes will not receive the punishment they deserve and the number of criminal acts will increase. After expounding on the above situation, Xun put forward his own proposition; A person's status should be commensurate with his moral character, his official position should be commensurate with his ability, and his rewards should be commensurate with his merits. If this is not the case, and the status and moral character are not commensurate, the official position is not commensurate with the talents, the rewards are not commensurate with the merits, and the punishments are not commensurate with the crimes, it will bring great misfortune and serious consequences.

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