Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-28 days agoBack 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?message-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down13
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareBack 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 to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-28 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squarepalordrolap@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoIf I were to guess, the teachers would have had many good reasons to not to too far, whereas the prison guards would have had less incentive to hold back. Also, a prisoner’s crimes are probably more serious. Probably.
If I were to guess, the teachers would have had many good reasons to not to too far, whereas the prison guards would have had less incentive to hold back.
Also, a prisoner’s crimes are probably more serious. Probably.