Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school

Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by gambiting on Saturday May 09, 2026 @02:08AM (#48072290)

But someone has to answer. Saying "I really don't care what happens to them" is just such a lazy way out of this conversation. The whole problem is that we have to decide as a society what to do with them. You suggested work programs - great! Now give some examples of work programs you would put 12 years old in. If you can't or won't, then you have no more solution to this than someone who thinks having an idea equals having a business - it's precisely the execution that matters.

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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by chr1 on Saturday May 09, 2026 @08:19AM (#48074390)

For instance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_service. 12 year old would be pretty fine to spend 4-5 hours a day cleaning streets for a while.

Btw. I am not advocating for work programs as a particularly good solution, expelling and letting the parents to figure out what to do with their misbehaving child is a good solution too. School is a privilege for smart children to study, not a prison for those who do not want to learn.

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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by gambiting on Saturday May 09, 2026 @03:23PM (#48077489)

>> School is a privilege for smart children to study, not a prison for those who do not want to learn.

It's actually neither of those things, because we discovered hundreds of years ago that having an educated population is good for everyone. No, it's not a prison, but it's not a privilege either - you have to be in school until certain age. Work is not substitute for education.

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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by chr1 on Saturday May 09, 2026 @04:07PM (#48077805)

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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by gambiting on Sunday May 10, 2026 @11:54AM (#48084959)

Which is exactly why I advocate for not keeping them in the same classroom as other kids.

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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by dotancohen on Monday May 11, 2026 @01:06PM (#48097659)

Most bullying happens outside the classroom.

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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by gambiting on Monday May 11, 2026 @06:27PM (#48101550)

I mean, we can repeat facts at each other, or we can carry on with the conversation in some more specific direction if you wish?

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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by dotancohen on Saturday May 09, 2026 @04:06PM (#48077791)

Have an educated population does not mean that every last uncivilized brat needs to participate. Especially if he is distracting other people from acquiring an education.

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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by gambiting on Sunday May 10, 2026 @11:54AM (#48084954)

...how do you think we got to the literacy rates we have now?

And schools have been able to deal with "brats" for over a century without kicking them out of school.

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