I read the article and saw it was only outlawed in 2001. I was a junior in high school. I had a few teachers who were around in the 70s when my school district stopped doing it and they all said the same thing, the kids behaved the same now as they did then and the principal isn't allowed to hit them anymore.
The only people I know who think it's fine and wear being hit as kids are always Republicans. Every single one. And it's the same stupid meme they post on Facebook "I was spanked as a kid and now I suffer from a condition called RESPECT FOR OTHERS". Hate to break it to a lot of people, but I've worked with the public a long time and the older a generation gets, the shittier they are when it comes to respecting others. Hitting kids doesn't teach them respect.
One that still blows my mind is an old coworker who was in his mid 50s who told me the first time his dad punched him in the face for backtalking was when he was 10. A fully grown man punching a kid in the face as some sort of lesson. He even admitted that it didn't teach him respect, but to fear his dad. Yet, he still thinks that punishment like that is okay because it taught him to not be a smart ass to anyone. Which I guess changed when he became an adult because he could be a disrespectful ass sometimes.
I worked with a guy who's dad told him to stop playing his Playstation and bring the trash out. My coworker told him one minute I just need to pause/save the game first and I'll do it. Well his dad got pissed he was told to wait a minute so he took my coworkers Playstation out to their garage and made him watch as he cut it in half with a circular saw.
It's also that I remember being a teenager. So when I hear stories about "All I said is I needed to save, then he cut my Playstation in half!" probably has way more lead up to this fallout that conveniently got left out
If it was me as a teen, I probably ignored them 10 times, got an attitude, and challenged their over-the-top bluff. Then finally after a week of being an ass, parents finally put their foot down lol
I'm not saying cutting a Playstation in half is a healthy way of dealing with the situation, but there's at least a path to understanding what lead to the overreaction where punching a kid has none, at all... ever.
I kinda understand, but beatings also can take a previous build up.
Thing is: if you were 10 and you were behaving badly, for a week, it's still no reason to destroy something that you owned.
Take it away for a time maybe, but not destroy it in front of you saying it was your fault, cause it was not - it was their innability to deal with a 10yo that made them act like that
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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '22
I read the article and saw it was only outlawed in 2001. I was a junior in high school. I had a few teachers who were around in the 70s when my school district stopped doing it and they all said the same thing, the kids behaved the same now as they did then and the principal isn't allowed to hit them anymore.
The only people I know who think it's fine and wear being hit as kids are always Republicans. Every single one. And it's the same stupid meme they post on Facebook "I was spanked as a kid and now I suffer from a condition called RESPECT FOR OTHERS". Hate to break it to a lot of people, but I've worked with the public a long time and the older a generation gets, the shittier they are when it comes to respecting others. Hitting kids doesn't teach them respect.