People behave more sadistically when they’re bored

Re:People behave more sadistically when they’re bored by AlexTWithBeard on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @01:12PM (#29910669)

I do not. But what are the alternatives? Spanking?

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Re:People behave more sadistically when they’re bored by dwohnitmok on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @01:56PM (#29911289)

> Spanking?

Some countries essentially do this (e.g. caning in Singapore).

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Re:People behave more sadistically when they’re bored by inglor_cz on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @02:29PM (#29911666)

Don't you, at least in Singapore, get caning in addition to a prison sentence?

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Re:People behave more sadistically when they’re bored by dwohnitmok on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @03:06PM (#29912073)

I thought that there were at least some circumstances where caning would happen in lieu of a prison sentence but it looks like I'm wrong.

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Re:People behave more sadistically when they’re bored by AlexTWithBeard on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @02:41PM (#29911803)

TIL: In Singapore parents can declare their children "beyond parental control". From that point the government will take care of their behavior.

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Re:People behave more sadistically when they’re bored by clove on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @07:26PM (#29915024)

Has there ever been any studies on caning + prison and whether it has any efficacy in reducing recidivism in Singapore vs. just prison?

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