On Dec 6, 2007 1:00 PM, MB Software Solutions General Account < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Stephen Russell wrote: > > On Dec 6, 2007 11:31 AM, MB Software Solutions General Account < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Remember that kid that wrote some graffiti in Singapore and he got 'x' > >> number of lashes with the bamboo pole? I'll bet that kind of > >> punishment--where there's no incarceration but certain > >> repercussions--would help be a deterrent! > >> > >> > > > > I was in a speed reading class with some FedEx guy and his daughter. > They > > were stationed in Singapore with that boy whose dad was a big wig with > > FedEx. Her opinion of the boy was that they didn't do enough to him. > > > > The absolute first thing they should bring back would be the paddling > inside schools. When the physical discipline threat went away, the kids > got a free pass for misbehavior, imo. A teacher really cracked me one > time in high school, and I could have probably got him in trouble for > it...but I deserved it....I was a smart ass making a jerk out of him and > he put an end to it quick. I don't begrudge him for doing what he > probably should have done...I would have if I were him. Today, the > Berkeley logic of student rights in a non-dictatorship school authority > system rules....and see how our schools have become. Put the discipline > back in the schools first...and then see what an improvement it would > probably make across the landscape. > I like he idea of caning people for crimes against the community. You want to show off our artistic expression through graffiti on a wall you do not own or have permission to use? Great! Let us introduce you to Juan who is going to decorate your backside. Getting quick and effective punishments for this type of disrespect to the locality will probably stop the activity in the long run. You may need to keep at it for 2 + years but the youth will think of something else to do instead of receive pain. --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
