Back in my day it was ok to receive a paddlin (simpson ref there) at school as a kid. But on the flip side it was against the law to beat or paddle a prisoner by a guard, why the rule difference?

Don_Dickle@lemmy.world · edit-2 9 days ago

Back in my day it was ok to receive a paddlin (simpson ref there) at school as a kid. But on the flip side it was against the law to beat or paddle a prisoner by a guard, why the rule difference?

owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 9 days ago

Because schools hadn’t implemented better rules yet. A while ago, physical discipline for kids was normalized; we know now that it’s not a great method of discipline, so we have better rules in schools.