The Other Customer

Originally Posted by Zergrinch

So the point is - if society frowns on physical punishment, they must be prepared to be more tolerant of misbehaving miscreants.

Yes, because the only way anyone ever learned anything was through a good beating.

Get the fuck out.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

So what, precisely, is the correct application of physical force required to impart knowledge? If you hit the kid too hard that's obviously wrong but it seems like if I don't hurt the kid the spanking is inconsequential. So it seems like kind of a balancing act would you agree

what I need to know here is exactly how dark the bruises ought to be

also, will hitting adults also prevent them from acting stupid because I got a list

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Well, I don't actually do that

Because violence doesn't actually do a good job of educating people and tends to foster a simmering resentment which only ends up hurting both parties

that is kind of where I was going with that

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.