• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    It’s the policy. It happened to me too as a kid. On one hand, it can prevent future criminals, giving kids a dose of reality. It’s obviously a bit excessive, but it’s not terrible either.

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      10 months ago

      On one hand, it can prevent future criminals, giving kids a dose of reality

      Though it’s conventional “wisdom”, it hasn’t been proven that excessive punishment lowers recidivism.

      In fact, it’s been proven to cause trauma, which RAISES the risk of recidivism and acceleration from mischief to more serious trouble.

      it’s not terrible either.

      Wrong. It’s abusive and likely to traumatize that poor girl as well as poison her future relationships with all authority figures, including positive ones.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah it used to be some people’s “policy” to own other people. Do you defend them?