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MarvinGardens

(779 posts)
56. Really?
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 01:19 PM
Sep 2018

"Go to time out!" or "Go to your room!" -- Unlawful Imprisonment.

"Stop misbehaving this instant or we're leaving this restaurant!" -- Kidnapping.

"You lose your phone for a week!" -- Theft, of if the kid resists, Robbery.

"You're grounded and I'm taking your car keys!" -- Grand Theft Auto, Unlawful Imprisonment.

Georgia school to bring back paddling [View all] Ferrets are Cool Sep 2018 OP
1/3 Dorian Gray Sep 2018 #1
Those would be the ones who voted for Phoenix61 Sep 2018 #2
Yes. But let's note, 2/3 of the parents say NO. Hortensis Sep 2018 #3
2/3 have not returned consent forms. Ms. Toad Sep 2018 #47
You're absolutely right, of course. Hortensis Sep 2018 #49
And, sadly, the other 2/3 did not remove their kids from the school. GoCubsGo Sep 2018 #4
That 1/3 are probably Christians Mariana Sep 2018 #22
"I was paddled in school. Never did me any harm. In fact, it did me some good." Different Drummer Sep 2018 #24
The alternative is a 5-day suspension. Ms. Toad Sep 2018 #48
WTF? hunter Sep 2018 #57
Lots of teens get paddled, all over the country (mostly the south). Every day. pnwmom Sep 2018 #64
I was teaching in the 'eighties and it was emphasized repeatedly to NEVER touch a child. hunter Sep 2018 #76
You must have been a joy to raise! pnwmom Sep 2018 #77
My own kids paid it forward and my dear mom laughs whenever I whine to her about it. hunter Sep 2018 #78
Well, I'm glad you -- and your long suffering mom -- survived! pnwmom Sep 2018 #80
Principals of high schools. Ms. Toad Sep 2018 #74
That's astonishing. I had no idea anyone would even think of doing that. It's assault. Vinca Sep 2018 #5
There are still public school systems which allow it obamanut2012 Sep 2018 #12
That principal sounds like a pervert. Blue_true Sep 2018 #41
Really? MarvinGardens Sep 2018 #56
I went to a small school in the early grades where there was paddling Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #6
I was in a small school in NYC in the '60s where they had... TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 #10
I didn't realize it was so prevalent even back then Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #44
It was used in my junior high school during the sixties. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2018 #54
Bad idea. Period. Guilded Lilly Sep 2018 #7
Unbelievable TEB Sep 2018 #8
So send in the folks who check on families greymattermom Sep 2018 #9
If it is illegal to do it to an adult, it should be illegal to do it to a minor obamanut2012 Sep 2018 #11
Most common punishments would be more serious crimes if done to an adult. MarvinGardens Sep 2018 #58
It is child abuse, period. n/t demmiblue Sep 2018 #13
Paddling should be a part of every school - milestogo Sep 2018 #14
What if there isn't enough water nearby Bettie Sep 2018 #18
Then you take a field trip, as far as necessary. milestogo Sep 2018 #38
I guess you didn't see that documentary about canoeing in Georgia. sl8 Sep 2018 #83
I didn't recognize that at first... milestogo Sep 2018 #91
What morons. Disgusting. Trueblue Texan Sep 2018 #15
Hitting children is wrong. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #16
I would never consent to this Bettie Sep 2018 #17
Paddling a 9th grader? SkyDancer Sep 2018 #19
When my daughter was in high school her boyfriend got paddled for swearing in class- and this was Luciferous Sep 2018 #32
That is seriously messed up SkyDancer Sep 2018 #40
Yeah I thought she was messing with me when she told me about it. Luciferous Sep 2018 #42
How about an 18 year old senior? And the case went to the Supreme Court in 2008 pnwmom Sep 2018 #45
I think it's a great idea... Callmecrazy Sep 2018 #20
That's what you think. I went to two schools with different policies during the same time period, pnwmom Sep 2018 #21
Well, Crazy, it's too bad science doesn't back you up. kcr Sep 2018 #23
I cant help but wonder what RACE has to do with this story. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #52
Let me give you the OTHER side of your sweet little scenerio... Ferrets are Cool Sep 2018 #25
Can you show causation between corporal punishment and respect by children? LanternWaste Sep 2018 #28
I select #2. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #30
And if this is such a good idea, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #29
That's crazy and wrong on every level. Pain, fear and humiliation are the seeds of sado/masochists BeckyDem Sep 2018 #33
I'm sitting here reliving the abuse I received at the hands of a teacher lisby Sep 2018 #34
I sympathize with you shanti Sep 2018 #84
I agree with you. Doreen Sep 2018 #35
What do you think about an 18 year old senior being paddled to the point of bleeding pnwmom Sep 2018 #43
That is of course wrong. Doreen Sep 2018 #50
Why is it OK for an adult to hit a kid and not another adult? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #60
Probably because the adult might hit back! StarryNite Sep 2018 #81
Exactly. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #82
Well, as I said, the Supreme Court recognizes no distinction between what happened with her pnwmom Sep 2018 #63
School officials often make "wrong choices" about paddling. Like paddling students who walked out pnwmom Sep 2018 #65
Jesus christ... Dorian Gray Sep 2018 #46
Your Screenname Is Most Apt ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #55
Shaming and pain don't teach respect; they teach fear. And that's a shitty idea. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #59
I understand that one school recently implemented had behavior problems NOSE DIVE. LBM20 Sep 2018 #85
"All it's going to do is make your kid into someone who beats their kids" shenmue Sep 2018 #26
Assault and child abuse? guillaumeb Sep 2018 #27
When we lived in Mississippi we had to sign an opt out form every school year, so this doesn't Luciferous Sep 2018 #31
charter school what do you expect dembotoz Sep 2018 #36
This happens in all types of public schools all over 19 states. n/t pnwmom Sep 2018 #66
Charter has a special kind of stupid dembotoz Sep 2018 #88
You know what d_r Sep 2018 #89
I haven't seen any evidence that they're more likely to use corporal punishment. n/t pnwmom Sep 2018 #90
but i have seen charters as being special stupid dembotoz Sep 2018 #92
*Awesome* Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2018 #37
OK fine, but on one condition DFW Sep 2018 #39
Notice it's a charter school - time to take your kids back to traditional school! Coventina Sep 2018 #51
In 19 states it happens in regular public schools. pnwmom Sep 2018 #67
Want to paddle my daughter? Good luck. Codeine Sep 2018 #53
Dream on. There are reports of teenage BOYS being held down by multiple men, pnwmom Sep 2018 #68
Luckily that shit won't fly in California. Codeine Sep 2018 #72
It still happens every day in 19 states. kcr Sep 2018 #75
Hamilton County Tennessee (Chattanooga) d_r Sep 2018 #61
It's not even effective. SomethingNew Sep 2018 #62
It isn't effective at all. I moved from a state that allowed it, pnwmom Sep 2018 #69
Of course it isn't effective, but that isn't why they're doing it. Mariana Sep 2018 #71
I got many, MANY paddlings for being a smartass Codeine Sep 2018 #73
I went to a school like that in Brooklyn, NY ecstatic Sep 2018 #70
Easier and cheaper than teaching. Orsino Sep 2018 #79
People who want to paddle other people's kids are likely perverts. phleshdef Sep 2018 #86
Britain abolished corporal punishment in state schools in 1986.. LeftishBrit Sep 2018 #87
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