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[–] 14 points 6 months ago

Thank God! I am sure this will be used fairly.

I remember when I was in school that the schools always punished the bully instead of the bullied person who reacted.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago

    Singapore really still running that centuries-old, disproven by behavioral-science "the floggings will continue until morale improves" approach.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    Every time I hear about Singapore it sounds awful.

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    [–] 53 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Wake up babe, new bullying method just dropped. Let's see if we can manipulate the school to cane my victims!

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  • [–] 22 points 6 months ago*

    Beating down on kids is so human.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago

    They really love their caning, the Singaporeans.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago

    I got called "iron butt" by family members because I stopped being fazed from it as i got older. Especially when I thought punishment was bs. Grandma had to resorted to hitting me with a pan and by that point she knew it was pointless and gave up.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I'm not going to ask my brother from another mother who is from Singapore about this.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Man, I had some bullies I'd love to have seen caned.

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  • [–] 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I wish America would cane boys that vote republican! Maybe the ignorant sonsabitches would pay a little more attention to their vote.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Boys get caned, girls get detention? All that systemic male privilege condensed into a wonderfully explicit public beating.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago

    Did you seriously think I was saying it should be public beatings for all? Why on earth wouldn't you default to thinking that someone pointing out the inequity, would be advocating for "no public beatings / caning"??

    Sure, I'm also saying there are issues with the narrative that men are by default getting privileged by "systems" -- with the very clear evidence being that the system says its ok to publicly beat / be physically violent towards the boy students, while providing more humane/reasonable punishments for girl students.

    Your interpretation is just batshit, and your insults are totally misplaced.

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    [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Do beatings even work for masses? I got called "iron butt" by family members because I stopped being fazed from it as i got older. Especially when I thought punishment was bs. Grandma had to resort to hitting me with pans....

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    [–] 16 points 6 months ago

    Ah yes, let’s teach the bullies that physical violence is an appropriate response to behavior you don’t like. Surely that’ll have no consequences.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    I first read this as 'caring'....Which I suspect is probably a better approach, given that these are children

    But, I have met tons of people that probably could've benefited from a good ol' caning, so there's that too...

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    Exact same reaction lmao. I feel like caning will build character xd. Also teach them a valuable skill.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago*

    Are you now reading caning as canning, like I did after misreading caring first as well?

    Because those kids are going to be beaten with canes, not making preserves.

    Unless they’re fixing wicker chairs, then we’re all confused.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Considering how often bullies are enabled by school administrators, I can't foresee any unforeseen consequences with this policy.

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