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From: carl@aoa.UUCP (Carl Witthoft)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.legal,net.politics
Subject: Re: corporal punishment in schools
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Date: Wed, 28-Aug-85 07:42:16 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 28 07:42:16 1985
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Reply-To: carl@aoa.UUCP (Carl Witthoft)
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>What's so odd about corporal punishment.  When I was a kid, I used to get it
>in school, and sometimes at home for getting it in school.  Every time I 
>got it, I DESERVED IT.  What I find odd is the amount of abuse teachers get
...and other stuff...
>These things bother me a lot more than corporal punishment, and believe me
>when I tell you, I know first hand about the paddle (ouch).  
... and more stuff.
At the risk of repeating myself, I ask: how does this relate to anything
legal?
First of all, this is flame-quality prose. Second, it shows a staggering lack
of knowledge of child psych., and leads me to worry about the attitude of
the author towards people in general. 
Followup is to net.flame only because I dont subscribe to that group. If 
net.legal doesn't get more sensible, it ought to be dumped or divided .

Disclaimer:(rare) Not a lawyer or a psychologist.



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