"if a similar situation occurs, they will be punished appropriately. " Not sure how they would be punished, as you stated they did nothing wrong in this instance. If they did the same thing again, then it wouldn't be punishable if it wasn't this time.

"if a similar situation occurs, they will be punished appropriately. " Not sure how they would be punished, as you stated they did nothing wrong in this instance. If they did the same thing again, then it wouldn't be punishable if it wasn't this time.