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Originally Posted by scrotnig
What you're saying there is I don't think it's acceptable for a grown adult to repeatedly clobber a small child with a big stick, except if I personally feel it's justified and I'm afraid I cannot run with that.
All the cane does is show children that violence is the best way to get people to do as they say.
Would you accept an employer hitting staff with a big stick if they didn't perform well enough?
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Please don't put words into my mouth. I said exactly what I said, and it's all very well taking the moral high ground, but:
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I'm 1000% against outrageous and barbaric practices everywhere, but I don't see corporal punishment as being that, provided it is done by a head teacher or head of year and there are restrictions on how it is administered. How would you maintain discipline in schools? The present system is simply not working, with outrageous, barbaric acts still being carried out unrestricted, and almost always, by children?
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Do you think it is a coincidence that uncontrolled violence inside and outside schools became more common with the decline in corporal punishment?
If a disruptive or abusive adult employee refused to listen to reason, I'd expect him or her to be sacked, not hit. I'd hope a disruptive or abusive child would listen to reason too, but when he or she doesn't what should be done?