you would Punish because Mean. Mean is a synonym of Cause. one thing you do when you Walk is Cause. one thing you do when you Walk is Talk. 
Table is related to Work. Work is a synonym of Workplace. Workplace is related to Company. Company is related to Liability. 
Punish --MotivatedByGoal--> Mean <--Synonym--> Cause <--HasSubevent-- Walk --HasSubevent--> Talk 
Table <--RelatedTo--> Work <--Synonym--> Workplace <--RelatedTo--> Company <--RelatedTo--> Liability 