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I have been scarce lately I know. Usual excuse... work's been super shitty lately... but I had to take the time to come and wipe a tear of laughter out of my eye and tell you guys... two of the stations I work for (and some of our competitors too) are now airing a political ad for a gentleman who, from what it sounds like, is running for election to our school board... on a platform of reinstating corporal punishment. Oh man, that's too good. God speed, sir. God speed.

Man, if we wins, that'd even be more awesome than this campaign is hilarious.

Spare the spoil and rod that child!

Well, it is Texas...

As goes Texas, so groans the rest of the nation.

What are his chances, Gas? Does it look like he might win?

One school that I taught for, had an assistant principal that was the only person on campus authorized to administer corporal punishment.

I called him DH (Designated Hitter.)

Sometimes I think corporal punishment might help a few kids understand consequences and return some authority to school faculty. Then I think of the other 90% of the time that it would be administered improperly and/or too often by people who are a little too eager.

Krisken said:

As goes Texas, so groans the rest of the nation.

What are his chances, Gas? Does it look like he might win?

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God I hope so! ha ha ha...
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Tress said:

Sometimes I think corporal punishment might help a few kids understand consequences and return some authority to school faculty. Then I think of the other 90% of the time that it would be administered improperly and/or too often by people who are a little too eager.

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Oh, I dunno, I never met a kid what didn't need some beatin'.

Not clicking link, but it's been done. Last election we had a guy running on corporal punishment *and* segregation. Harry Bertram was his name.

I am totally for structured physical punishment for kids, but I barely trust parents to do this right and there is no way I trust schools to do it right. For it to work it has to be highly dispassionate, there can be no emotions or abuses of power. No way they could do it right.

I can think of like a million ways that this would blow up in the schools face.

Necronic said:

I am totally for structured physical punishment for kids, but I barely trust parents to do this right and there is no way I trust schools to do it right. For it to work it has to be highly dispassionate, there can be no emotions or abuses of power. No way they could do it right.

I can think of like a million ways that this would blow up in the schools face.

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The psychology research really seems to indicate that punishment (as it is generally applied) tends to not work. Mostly it seems to teach the offender to find ways to avoid punishment. I don't have a problem with punishment when it works. I think it CAN be applied so that it works, but it is often done so lazily, out of anger, or without regard for any principles of behavior modification.

Necronic said:

I am totally for structured physical punishment for kids, but I barely trust parents to do this right and there is no way I trust schools to do it right. For it to work it has to be highly dispassionate, there can be no emotions or abuses of power. No way they could do it right.

I can think of like a million ways that this would blow up in the schools face.

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What we need is some kind of automated spanking machine - no anger, no sadism... just... basically an agony booth.

Hell, skip the spanking machine, let's skip right to the agony booth.

"I'm Harry Bertram and I want to beat your kids. Can I count on your vote in November?"