Bring back corporal punishment?

**Finn** · 9th June 2009, 13:04

Originally Posted by short-circuit

I wouldn't give you licence to hit anyone - you can't even spell "corporal punishment" let alone administer it.

Seriously
1, It's been clearly established that it doesn't work (with any age group).
2, It increases incidents of abuse
3, It sends the wrong message about dealing with problems

...says the lefty hypocrite who wanted (wants) to punch my lights out.

However, I agree with you on being anti corporal punishment. Mandatory birth control for the poor would be much more effective.

**Mikkel** · 9th June 2009, 13:06

Definitely not. Violence breeds violence no matter how you look at it. Anytime you feel the need to physically punish anyone it's because your brain isn't able to keep up with the situation.

Actually there was a rather decent article on stuff about it yesterday.

**vifferman** · 9th June 2009, 13:14

Cane people who can't spell. Especially words like 'corporal'.

**Mikkel** · 9th June 2009, 13:27

Originally Posted by vifferman

Cane people who can't spell. Especially words like 'corporal'.

Non-commission?

**sunhuntin** · 9th June 2009, 13:30

id like to see it brought back. the vast majority of my school "mates" would have benefitted from the cane or strap. i remember several kids threw chairs and rubbish bins at teachers during class, and i understand they have got worse since i left. but the cane etc should only be used for serious issues [fighting, throwing things at people etc. not for spelling mistakes or what hand they write with.]

the behaviour of young adults has gotten worse over the last few years. hell, it was bad enough when i was 5 years old, never mind 20 years later. and i can safely say thats down to lack of decent punishment in school and in the home. although, in saying that, i was glad the cane was gone when i started schools, but i still avoided acting up or getting in trouble cos i knew id cop it at home.

**kiwifruit** · 9th June 2009, 13:31

no

**Swoop** · 9th June 2009, 13:42

In fact, re-thinking this subject...

The Cane is old fashioned and teachers need to be seen keeping up with technology...

Join my campaign, "Tazers for Teachers"...

**Maha** · 9th June 2009, 14:03

Hell yeah, didn't do me any harm....

I earned my stripes at High School, never got any more than three in the 'Hit Parade' as it was known.

**ManDownUnder** · 9th June 2009, 14:05

Originally Posted by short-circuit

I wouldn't give you licence to hit anyone - you can't even spell "corporal punishment" let alone administer it.

Seriously
1, It's been clearly established that it doesn't work (with any age group).
2, It increases incidents of abuse
3, It sends the wrong message about dealing with problems

Those sound like the words of abused child to me...

**martybabe** · 9th June 2009, 14:45

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Private punishment is best left to the privates.

You punish your own privates, bad big dude.

Originally Posted by slofox

In my form two class, we had a sliding scale of whacking for spelling mistakes. Good spellers, like I was, got two whacks per mistake. Average dudes got one per and poor spellers got one whack per two errors...now ya can't get fairer than that!!!

Farks me, must have been great for dyslexics.

Corporal Punishment:

I'm afraid it's to big an excuse for abuse , I'm convinced violence and bad behaviour has increased in my lifetime but there doesn't seem to be any consequences for anything any more, wouldn't we have run havoc if the olds had no power to stop us?

I was mercilessly and unjustly beaten at school for minor indescretions, at home too come to that. My only way of dealing with it was to beat the living bejesus out of any one that so much as looked at me sideways.

I can't subscribe to the (it never did me any harm) brigade, in my case it turned an innocent fun loving kid into an introverted, violent mofo of a teenager full of resentment and anger.

All the above doesn't stop me wanting to bash some of the buggers though.

**FROSTY:Me** · 9th June 2009, 14:50

Originally Posted by vifferman

Cane people who can't spell. Especially words like 'corporal'.

THANK YOU - only TWO of ya noticed.

For those that missed it corporal punishment/corperal punishment.
Yea the real point was to see how many noticed the typo.

Still I spose its a valid question though even if misspelt.

**NDORFN** · 9th June 2009, 14:58

No. Totally against it. Teachers and police would just abuse the fuck out of it, and what right do they have to hand down instant punishment without trial, when they themselves are anything but role-model material. It would just lead to generations of rebelious teens seeking retribution for being discaplined by hypocrites.

**Karl08** · 9th June 2009, 15:38

I have spent the last 15 years working with some of the worst young offenders in our local community (6 of those were providing residential care). I have worked with sexual offenders, gang kids.... well you get the idea.
The cane/strap was never an option, instead you learn to modify behaviour, you slowly introduce discipline into lives that have never known personal responsability or discipline.

Were there consequences to actions? Don't get me wrong, there were those that spent many long hours on the end of brooms, shovels.... well you get the idea.

I was part of the last generation to get the cane, and what did it teach us? Better to get the fast 6 strokes, rather that sacrifice a weeks worth of after school detentions. As in most schools, it was always the same boys being caned-mmmm effective?

So, there are two options when presented with "naughty behaviour"- The old quick and easy model which punishes the boy today. Or the slow, harder work model of preparing the man he will become. I know which eventually worked on me, and I know which one should stay back in the past with the other "good old days" that we constantly hear about.

**MSTRS:Me** · 9th June 2009, 15:42

I don't think any of us who are 'for it', are proposing that it would be a panacea for all of society's ills. But as in the case of a parental smack, it should be available for some 'crimes' along with a host of other strategies.