Category:Disciplinarians

Disciplinarians are a type of control freak and/or dictator who empathizes extremely harsh punishment and enforcement of unfair laws - they are often considered "tyrants" and although a great many dictators are considered this it is NOT necessary for all dictators (in fact a dictator need only be a supreme leader, they do not require malicious intent (though it is common) ).

Neither do all control freaks have to be Disciplinarians as the term can refer to anyone who enjoys superiority over others or seeks undue censorship etc.

Basically to qualify as a Disciplinarian a character must enforce Draconian (also known as extremely harsh) punishments, often for minor misdeeds and either believe that doing so benefits society or simply believes that doing so will intimidate others and stop potential revolt (or in the case of control freaks, the urge to fight back at unfair authority).

Good examples of this are rulers who take excessive use of public humilation and torture (such as the Stocks or Flogging), Evil Teachers who subject students to mockery in front of other children or invent ways to punish them that appear unfair and cruel - in general anyone who acts like a "tyrant" in the enforcement of cruel, petty and often unnecessary laws can be added here.