Originally Posted by
Vyk
I'll admit I'm one of those idiots that didn't read the article. I just read this thread before responding. But someone did mention that the handcuffs were RUBBER (: They weren't metal and locked all the way down. So it's not as bad as it sounds. And I think it was likely more to scare her into behaving. If you were five... a cop on the premises didn't scare you. You felt like kicking and hitting him... I would think pinning you down and cuffing you would slap SOME sense into you.
So you propose a spanking is better? Cuffs aren't meant to cause injury, especially since they were rubber. Spanking is now portrayed as violence by the media. If they had caught THAT on tape, she'd be able to sue the school. And win so easily... The cops were at least doing their job. So it's likely she might lose the suit. And I hope she does lose. She doesn't deserve money for raising a heathen. But in the end it's really all dependant on the limits of disciplenary action by people who are NOT her parents. What exactly are they supposed to do that they're actually allowed to do?
By the way, hitting a dog might work... but you have to consider a dog doesn't have the same comprehension skills as a human. Especially if you don't catch them IN the act. If you hit them afterward, they're just gonna think you're mean and end up anxious around you, expecting that you'll just suddenly want to hit them again for no reason, because that's how they precieve it. POSITIVE reinforcement is the BEST way. Just something I picked up working with animals and all... Violence of any degree should never have to be a last resort.
