demagogue on 30/8/2008 at 02:53
Quote Posted by a flower in hell
We're becoming so politically correct and afraid of lawsuits that we're barely human anymore.
Quote Posted by The_Raven
I could blame lawyers, but then RBJ and Starrfall would be mad at me. :eek:
Speaking of barely human anymore and down with lawyers ITT, there's the other side to that coin, too.
In my school in Japan a student was open-hand slapped to the ground, picked up by her hair, then open-hand slapped to the ground again until her face bled, right in front of me and some other students ... and nothing happened (except me calling him a "dobutsu"). I told the board of education; nothing happened. A co-teacher was a student of his 15 years ago and he was doing it then, too. He apparently has never stopped doing it for 15 years.
The country has a 2% pass rate for the Bar exam, so there are very few lawyers.
These two things are connected.
I guess it comes down to which you'd rather have, students bloodied with impunity or less leg in the classroom. Sucks to make a choice, but...
The_Raven on 30/8/2008 at 02:59
I remember hearing something about caning was still a practice used by teachers in that area; however, if I can recall correctly, I think they may have been talking about China instead of Japan*.
*I may not know much about Asian cultures, but I know enough to realize that the two are quite different.
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The country has a 2% pass rate for the Bar exam.
These two things are connected.
Is he the only person teaching law there?
demagogue on 30/8/2008 at 03:06
I didn't want to imply he had permission to do it.
He was clearly breaking the law, to say nothing of school policy which has a strict policy against corporal punishment (... because of the bad history you mention).
There's just nothing anybody can do about it.
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Is he the only person teaching law there?
Not sure how you interpreted that... He was the middle school P.E. teacher. The girl was 12.
The reason nothing happens is that nobody knows what to do when he does it over, and over, and over again.
If there were a lawyer within 100 mile radius ... maybe he wouldn't go to jail like he deserves, but they'd at least move him to another job that doesn't involve children when he obviously can't handle his anger around them.
a flower in hell on 30/8/2008 at 21:02
That is partially cultural. Japanese loathe confrontation, and they hate "rocking the boat." They're more likely to remain silent and do nothing because they don't know what to do within their cultural maze of rules and etiquette.
The PC-epidemic in America is tied to the number of lawyers, all of whom have to be doing something to earn their money, but the other extreme is just as bad. It's no better to have too few lawyers than to have too many.
SubJeff on 30/8/2008 at 21:16
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They're more likely to remain silent and do nothing because they don't know what to do within their cultural maze of rules and etiquette.
This is nearing the most ridiculous thing I've seen you post.
And that's saying something.
What? They just get "confused" by the rules and so do nothing? Cuz that's what you just said, Einstein.
Queue on 30/8/2008 at 21:22
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I don't see the problem with cheerleader outfits unless they forget to wear anything under the skirts.
I don't see that as being a problem.
Starrfall on 30/8/2008 at 22:21
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All this banning that's been going on, it worries me. We're becoming so politically correct and afraid of lawsuits that we're barely human anymore.
Quote Posted by The_Raven
I could blame lawyers, but then RBJ and Starrfall would be mad at me. :eek:
Blame it on the people who are afraid of their teenaged kids seeing/wearing short skirts, they're the ones hiring the lawyers.
SubJeff on 30/8/2008 at 22:36
Do those lawyers have an obligation to take on a case just because they can though?
Starrfall on 30/8/2008 at 23:27
If it's take the case or lose your job, would you go to bat for the short skirt cause?
Shug on 31/8/2008 at 02:19
hehe, batting over short skirts
