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Old 06-25-2003, 06:43 AM   #37 (permalink)
Tirian
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Originally posted by Meridae'n

@Tirian: corporal punishment will not, and shouldn't be reintroduced into schools. A good reason: it's a sexist form of punishment. Do you want a grown man spanking your 10 year old daughter? There are so many reasons why your answer is no...
In my youth in school it was done across the palm of the hand with a flat rubber belt type thing. It stung, but did no permanent damage, and was dished out by male and female teachers.

The only thing sexist about it was the fact that girls seemes to rarely act badly enough to deserve it.
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