are you asian & wearing 3d glasses in a dark room being verbally abused and pelted by exploded fruit seeds?

I might lash out too.

Just so we're clear...
Nothing changes if the boy hadn't been a boy.

It's still illegal. It's still assault.
There is no way to defend this man's actions.

The fact that he was a boy makes this twice as despicable.
Putting your hands on someone because they annoyed you is something that children do.

I just don't get why so many parents can't control their kids.

But yeah, losing a tooth -- that was no open hand slap.

This, and this. I know it has been around a while, but it is the truth.

HIGH SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2011
Scenario 1:
Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack..
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2011 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario 2:
Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2011 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario 3:
Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2011 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The family gets extra money (SSI) from the government because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario 4:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman..
2011 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse, Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.

Scenario 5:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock..
2011 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario 6:
Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.
2011 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum.. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario 7:
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2011 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents - and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.


Scenario 8:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, . Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2011 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.


This shows how ridiculous we have become!

:clap: That's awesome.

hero

Awesome? Perhaps. Grossly exaggerated? Definitely.

Sadly, it really isn't.

To some extent, but there is a lot of truth to it. I am not sure how you would have any basis for understanding how it was in 1957.


In 1961, I got in a real fight at recess. Both of us came back to the room with black eyes. No big deal, the teacher knew our parents would deal with us that night.

In 8th grade wood shop, our teacher, Mr. Atherton was well known for giving spats out in the hall with a wood paddle. You bent over and grabbed your ankles. You could hear it all over the school, and all the teachers knew it. No biggie.

Corn is a fruit?

Furthermore, just this year my eldest grandson got into a situation. He goes to HS in Keller Texas.

The rule is, that the other kid has to swing at you three times before you can retaliate without punishment.

David counted, 1, then 2, then 3 before he beat the other kid. (black belt) I admired him for waiting, but just can't imagine the self control that would require.

He still got suspended.

I think one of the biggest problems we have now with all these goddamned unruly brats running around is the lack of corporal punishment. I got my ass paddled by the principal a time or two. Did it scar me for life? Of course not. And my mom would beat my ass with whatever was handy.

I guess if these things happened today, the principal and my mom would be thrown in jail.

I want to know what a 10 year old was doing at the theater at 10 PM on a Wednesday night. :shrug:

Exactly.

I don't condone regular physical punishment, but knowing it was a possibility, was certainly a deterrent.

I bet it changed the life of the kid in the OP, he may amount to something now. :D

My dad never laid a hand on me. HE DIDN'T HAVE TO. He had a bad temper and didn't really like me anyway - I knew he'd beat the shit out of me if I crossed the line. I really only approached it once. Back then, my dad was the size I am now, and I weighed about 130. He got that look in his eye and said, "So, you think you're a man now?" My reply - "No." :D