Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school

Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by roysting on Friday May 08, 2026 @06:28AM (#48061163)

Have you ever thought about or identified what could have changed your ways, whatever those were that I presume were inconsiderate of others or even violations of people? Or was it more that you were pushing back against the industrialized human cog factory we call education in the west?

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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by madaxe_again on Friday May 08, 2026 @06:55AM (#48061349)

My violations were usually of the variety of having failed to polish my shoes, or being late for a lesson, or being on a roof, or getting in fights - I was never the instigator but was always seen as the troublemaker.

So, what would have changed my mind? Fuck, some human kindness or compassion? Growing up in an inescapable institution, run by retired submariners and optimised for control, did not make for healthy balanced people.

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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by hirvi74 on Friday May 08, 2026 @08:15PM (#48070372)

I was a class clown type, but not a bully.

> Have you ever thought about or identified what could have changed your ways

An ADHD diagnosis and treatment.

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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by madaxe_again on Saturday May 09, 2026 @01:35PM (#48076683)

Yeah, I got mine 30 years too late, too.

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