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Originally Posted by (culebrero,) So would you be OK with a boss using a paddle to discipline employees? Or with the judicial system using it for speeders or tax cheats? If not, what would be your (manly) objection?<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
Well I would prefer physical punishment to having to pay a few thousand dollars in fines. I would object only if the punishment left permanent marks (ie. scars, etc). Otherwise, soft punishment like the stick is preferable to a fine.
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Originally Posted by Besides, if the lesson you took away from getting the stick was "don't get caught next time," that doesn't exactly recommend it as a deterrent--unless they just didn't give it to you hard enough.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>
Thats my way of thinking. However, if I get caught doing something wrong and I get "counselled", I would do it again.
Other people, however, might think differently. If you get the stick from your class teacher for not doing your homework, wouldn't you do your homework next time? (If you still didn't, I can imagine your ass would be quite sore by the end of a month).