We had something similar when I was in basic (30 years ago). You had a choice whether to attend church or not. If you choose not to attend, you cleaned latrines. Most of us decided to attend and just think of other stuff.
It was not right, but evidently it has been going on for a while.
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abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.
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