lashes with a wet noodle

這一句是來自cbc的讀者留言
"For proponents of capital punishment, this is probably the most compelling reason to not have it. There are, of course, other valid reasons, including that it has not been proven to reduce the number of killings in the U.S. Maybe corporal punishment would work better, possibly 20 lashes with a wet noodle, or, worse still 10 minutes listening to some damn Tory carry on about capital punishment."
How could you say capital punishment does not reduce the number of killings, last time I checked there were no repeat offenders....

lashes with a wet noodle---
Its supposed to be a harmless reprimand; a punishment without any violence or consequences.

用麵條來鞭打你，虧美國人想得出來。
這句片語讓我想到了
a slap on wrist
a punishment that you think is not severe enough