1.   These myths serve as justification for the harsh views toward this segment of the population and consequently their punitive treatment.

2.   Congress could go a long way toward helping avoid future Enrons by redoing the tax code in a way that ends the punitive treatment of dividends.

3.   Infuriated by their objections and sure he was being unfairly singled out for punitive treatment, he sought help from union representatives.

4.   Such punitive treatment of victims is the rule rather than the exception.

5.   He said the farmers had been singled out for harassment and punitive treatment normally given to convicted prisoners.