Do you think this dad went too far punishing his son for disrespecting his teacher?

[Plutoburn]

As an Asian son, that was my Tuesday.

 

[TheNinja]

I have no problem with it. At least he's there as a father and is giving some discipline. So many dads are now either not in the picture, gone to work 70 hours a week, don't even talk to their kids, etc.

Maybe tone it down a bit to avoid giving your kid CTE, but his heart was in the right place.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

Literally what do you think government is?

It is a body made of elected representatives with a monopoly on force.
Do you think everything any government does is right? Because that’s what you’re saying. And that’s why I said stupid people think might makes right.
The end.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

Was expecting worse. That was a fair lesson, a bit harsh not excessive and definitely not egregious

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

It is a body made of elected representatives with a monopoly on force.
Do you think everything any government does is right? Because that’s what you’re saying. And that’s why I said stupid people think might makes right.
The end.

Jesus dude. Read a book. You're so ignorant you don't even understand the meaning of the expression you're arguing about.

The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

That's the lesson this dad is teaching his son and it absolutely applies to all of our lives.

 

[khukurikoo]

Don't mind it. Maybe rip the body more than the head, but either way some kids drastically need a lesson in humility that can only be delivered by a beating. Magic johnson and his timeout bullshit. Maybe that should be the answer to that other thread about what changed the world. Worshipping children and disregarding elders.

 

[William Huggins]

If the kid doesn't respect his teacher, his dad will turn him into an e-hooker?

How about dat!!!!!!!

 

[Possum Jenkins]

There's a few instances where a true ass whooping with face punches is warranted.

Like if your son is the same size or bigger than you and he tries to hit his mom. I've heard a few out of control teens that do that.

I love my son but if he hit my wife I'd be throwing uppercuts.

But talking back to a teacher? Maybe don't target the head for that.

Yeah, if he's 15+ years old and hitting parents, then that home so dysfunctional you're probably not concerned about what's appropriate punishment.

This is another reason why corporal punishment should probably end around 13-14. After that age, kids are too big, pain tolerance is too high, so if you wanna make them feel pain you REALLY gotta hit hard and that can leave too many emotional scars.

 

[I Am Legion]

The lack of respect kids today have for teachers, parents, cops, each other is exactly because parents don't discipline AT ALL. This isn't an ass whipping. They had gloves on, the Dad cares. I just think he isn't smart enough to do something more impactful without severe violence. But this is better than the helicopter parents that say "not my kid" and blame the teacher. We have a generation of kids raised on gaming, where they talk shit to each other anonymously with no consequences, and parents that let their kids do whatever they want.

 

[Oblivian]

The lack of respect kids today have for teachers, parents, cops, each other is exactly because parents don't discipline AT ALL. This isn't an ass whipping. They had gloves on, the Dad cares. I just think he isn't smart enough to do something more impactful without severe violence. But this is better than the helicopter parents that say "not my kid" and blame the teacher. We have a generation of kids raised on gaming, where they talk shit to each other anonymously with no consequences, and parents that let their kids do whatever they want.

Did you see the kid at the end? Lol - you can certainly dish out an ass whooping with gloves on.

 

[Thrawn33]

I agree with this but I must say, so many parents don't discipline their kids at all that I kind of appreciate him setting an example.

It's almost like the bar has been lowered so far that I'm just happy to see anyone holding their kid accountable, even if his methods aren't great.

I'm not against discipline, but doing it for praise from others and social media likes is wrong.

I was never proud of disciplining my kid, and it was hard. Could not fathom either recording it or posting it online.

 

[BlackDog]

Scientifically corporeal punishment isn't known to be effective. That's because of a few things.

The first one is that the punishment isn't related to the offense. By that I mean that the child doesn't learn the consequences of their actions. Let's say your kid breaks another kid's toy. A good form of discipline would be to get your kid to reflect on how the other kid must of felt, send them to apologize to the other kid and help them fix the toy. That way your kid gets a deeper understanding of what their mistake was and how to make amends for it. Whopping their ass doesn't make them learn anything, it just makes them resent the parent and avoid them in the future. Meaning the next time they make a mistake they'll be sure to never tell you.

Positive punishment (adding something unpleasant to reduce the frequency of a behaviour) - which is what corporeal punishment is - is also known to be the least effective form of conditioning. Something like negative punishment (removing something pleasant to reduce the frequency of a behaviour) is much more effective. For example putting a child in time out (removing the pleasant stimulus of interacting with others) works very well.

A lot of people mistakenly think that people who are in opposition to corporeal punishment are all bleeding hearts. Nope. It's just not effective. There's no logical argument for it.

Corporal*

 

[SKYNET]

my dad knew where to make his point without leaving marks. Never a closed fist or a kick. Oh and there was no narration.

It was swift and to the point. I felt bad hearing that kid cry, but after a few seconds I remember how much I love my dad for never letting me fuck up my life.