un, sorry, I just read your comment a few times, but... how is a tripping child refusing to stand up in any way related to the harsh and very conscious bullying happening to the kid in this drama? It's not just some obstacle on his way, or him behaving spoiled, honestly, I just don't see any common ground for both of the situations.
But regardless of that, I'm just curious: why would you think that slapping a child is "the right thing to do"? I agree children need proper guidance, or otherwise they might grow up hurting themselves or end up in very bad situations (but you don't have to show them that by hurting them), because our world is hardly a safe place. But somehow I have an impression that you're saying that if a child/person doesn't behave according to some social manual then it's an unforgivable situation, why? It kinda smells of authoritarianism...
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Date: 2013-04-22 12:40 am (UTC)But regardless of that, I'm just curious: why would you think that slapping a child is "the right thing to do"? I agree children need proper guidance, or otherwise they might grow up hurting themselves or end up in very bad situations (but you don't have to show them that by hurting them), because our world is hardly a safe place. But somehow I have an impression that you're saying that if a child/person doesn't behave according to some social manual then it's an unforgivable situation, why? It kinda smells of authoritarianism...