so it's ok, to use a stun dog collar on your kids... that's what you are saying?
Sorry. Just kidding. I couldnt help it. Really, I couldnt. Please dont stun me. . . Crap, I did it again. Sorry, I couldnt help it. Really, I couldnt. ZZZAAAPPP Ouch . . . Honey, stop that. . . DRE On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 11:54:34 -0400, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >so it's ok, to use a stun gun on your kids... that's what you are saying? > > > > It doesn't look like you read the message - he said pretty clearly that the > power of the "stun gun" was the determining factor. Bringing the question > down to a simple black and white/yes or no issue as you have doesn't properly > represent his post. > > Similarly you might say "It's okay to hit your kids". However the statement > doesn't specify if you're talking about a spanking through a diaper or > pummeling them with an aluminum baseball bat. > > He didn't say that using stun guns on your kids on your kids was okay or not: > just that there wasn't information to make a decision. > > So, is using a "stun gun" okay? In general I would say no. The purpose of a > real stun gun (which it seems this was) is near complete incapacitation. I > feel strongly that no punishment should incapcitate the child. Restraining a > child to prevent injury is one thing, but knocking them flat and cold is > something else. > > But is using an electric charge "okay"? Why not if done with care? Light > electric charges are completely uncomfortable yet completely harmless > (barring certain circumstances like pacemakers) - which is why they're so > commonly used in behavorial science. There's both precendent and research to > back up this approach. > > An off the shelf stun gun could be modified to deliver such a charge > (although if I were to attempt this personally I'd probably modify any of the > numerous shock-enabled dog collars designed to prevent straying or barking). > > Jim Davis > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Captivate from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=52 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145828 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
