[marcosdumay]

There must always be punishment. The comments above are too summarized to get into it, but when that kind of amnesty happens, it is never complete.

But if the punishment is so crass that the people prefer to lose their lives instead, that's a clear signal that your society has a problem, and your new regime isn't all that good either.

[tlringer]

Students under abusive advisors like this should not be punished and in fact are currently not punished. The power structures are too fundamental.

The problem is that if you cross your advisor, good luck getting a job later.