Comments on: To Whack Or Not To Whack https://boiseguardian.com/2021/05/05/to-whack-or-not-to-whack/ A different slant on the news. Mon, 10 May 2021 16:27:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Concerned Neighbor https://boiseguardian.com/2021/05/05/to-whack-or-not-to-whack/#comment-109290 Mon, 10 May 2021 16:27:23 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=16880#comment-109290 Per response to the editor: do what works. If someone breaks the law and the court sentences them a punishment that will break them of that bad behavior, then recidivism will drop. Start with pro-active education, make firm corrections when people go off in a bad direction, then punishment as a firmer correction if they are headed towards a bad end.

I was spanked just once in my life. I earned it and learned from it. Most people out there need the same.

What is happening in society today does not work. Worse, its spiraling down the drain. Things like using social workers instead of police have repeatedly failed for 70 years… repeating those types of mistakes is the definition of insanity.

]]> By: Telluride https://boiseguardian.com/2021/05/05/to-whack-or-not-to-whack/#comment-109287 Sun, 09 May 2021 06:26:27 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=16880#comment-109287 What a great idea. That is, if you aspire to create vengeful, passive-aggressive, retaliatory, traumatized future adults.

]]> By: Erico49 https://boiseguardian.com/2021/05/05/to-whack-or-not-to-whack/#comment-109284 Fri, 07 May 2021 19:15:29 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=16880#comment-109284 I hate this: Easterner is spot on.

]]> By: Caeth https://boiseguardian.com/2021/05/05/to-whack-or-not-to-whack/#comment-109283 Fri, 07 May 2021 18:29:02 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=16880#comment-109283 Hey Easterner, you sure make a lot of opinionated, judgmental assumptions.

]]> By: Easterner https://boiseguardian.com/2021/05/05/to-whack-or-not-to-whack/#comment-109281 Fri, 07 May 2021 15:47:22 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=16880#comment-109281 Let’s consider THOSE same people ‘in favor’ of the punishment are going to be the exact ones outraged when it happens to THEIR child.

“Mine would never do that”- therefor it’s okay to do to other children. “Not mine!”

These are the same folks crying about teaching ‘social justice’ of right vs wrong within a community.

“Yes spank them for breaking the rules to teach them good behavior. Just don’t teach em about systemic racism.”

]]> By: Easterner https://boiseguardian.com/2021/05/05/to-whack-or-not-to-whack/#comment-109280 Fri, 07 May 2021 15:45:56 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=16880#comment-109280 CN’s error in opinion is “stop bad behavior”.
Really? Does that work?

If that were true, “repeat offender” would not be a term, right?
That student getting ‘spanked’ more than once wouldn’t exist.
One and done?
Perfect! Thanks for the advice, CN.

Kids are out of control because they are KIDS! And because of their parents. Schools are being asked to deal with bad parenting, poverty, child abuse, drugs in the home, lack of parents’ interest in education, competing with sports so Johnny’s parents can brag about his baseball prospects and all the while being attacked from the Legislature and individual parents.

Please spank (don’t vote for) the adults with bad behavior.

]]> By: Frank https://boiseguardian.com/2021/05/05/to-whack-or-not-to-whack/#comment-109277 Thu, 06 May 2021 23:28:51 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=16880#comment-109277 One thing is certain you have to LEARN TO HATE.
When your a parent is your intention to create and nature another human being?
If the adult disciplined the student due to disruptions vs HATE doesn’t that help in the naturing process?
Isn’t everyone’s goal to live together in peace? Or is the human specie Amusing itself to death?

]]> By: J. Swift https://boiseguardian.com/2021/05/05/to-whack-or-not-to-whack/#comment-109276 Thu, 06 May 2021 22:08:59 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=16880#comment-109276 Many, many years ago, growing up in Texas, I took drafting as a shop elective in junior high. If a boy’s t-square fell on the floor, the teacher would administer a few whacks to the teen’s bottom in front of the class. We did not take this very seriously. Looking back, however, it seems the teacher’s hand occasionally may have lingered a bit long on the butt before taking the backswing. Never mind, probably no prurient or sadistic interest involved.

]]> By: Caeth https://boiseguardian.com/2021/05/05/to-whack-or-not-to-whack/#comment-109275 Thu, 06 May 2021 18:15:40 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=16880#comment-109275 What is the misdemeanor crime level in Singapore?

]]> By: Concerned Neighbor https://boiseguardian.com/2021/05/05/to-whack-or-not-to-whack/#comment-109274 Thu, 06 May 2021 16:22:42 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/?p=16880#comment-109274 Kids are out of control because teachers are no longer allowed control. What most schools do today simply does not work.

A quick swat is a very effective way to immediately gain attention and stop bad behavior.

EDITOR NOTE–would you advocate similar punishment for people who violate the law and text or use cell phones…have cops pull them over and whack them on the bum three times for texting? Caning is still used in places like Singapore.

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