stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIn over 15 states, schools can still paddle students as punishmentwww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkIn over 15 states, schools can still paddle students as punishmentwww.washingtonpost.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
Corporal punishment remains legal, especially in the South. It still has its defenders. But the costs can be steep.
minus-squarestopthatgirl7@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 year agoToo many folks still firmly believe either: A) “spare the rod and spoil the child” B) I was spanked as a kid and I turned out ok, so it’s fine
minus-squarekescusay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down3·1 year agoTo the second group, I always want to say, “No you didn’t. You turned out as someone who thinks hitting kids is acceptable.”
minus-squareCIWS-30@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoVery true. I also find that that group B also includes many people who think violence in general is fine. Physical violence, social violence, even sexual violence. Abuse messes people up.
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoAnd those that do not are always, in my experience, fucked up in some other manner that often makes them barely functional. EDIT: Tired brain did but use English effectively.
Too many folks still firmly believe either:
A) “spare the rod and spoil the child”
B) I was spanked as a kid and I turned out ok, so it’s fine
To the second group, I always want to say, “No you didn’t. You turned out as someone who thinks hitting kids is acceptable.”
Very true. I also find that that group B also includes many people who think violence in general is fine. Physical violence, social violence, even sexual violence. Abuse messes people up.
And those that do not are always, in my experience, fucked up in some other manner that often makes them barely functional.
EDIT: Tired brain did but use English effectively.
Exactly