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Trust, but always verify.

• DoreenMichele 8y ago
  Policies along the lines of The beatings shall continue until morale improves have a very long track record of failure.
  • matte_black 8y ago
    I know many of you in HN live in perfect idealistic communities, but let me tell you: I went to a shitty school with police coming by everyday and a poor graduation rate. I got the shit beaten out of me more times than I care to remember, for things like "not helping some kid cheat on a test". Nobody cared, and there was no way to prove it anyway. If I said anything it only meant I would get beat up outside of school. I felt unsafe every damn day in high school, and it certainly wasn't because some facial recognition tech was watching my every move. But whatever, keep trusting those kids to eventually behave. Personally, I just hope karma got them in the end.
    • DoreenMichele 8y ago
      I'm extremely sorry for your experience. Your assumption about my life is inaccurate. I was homeless for nearly six years. I got off the street last September. I currently live in a dirt cheap SRO. I have lived in high crime neighborhoods and was last in Fresno while homeless (where murder and arson were routinely in the news). "Eyes on the street" is how you prevent such things. Human monitors who can serve as witnesses are a deterrent to crime in a way that cameras are not. Furthermore, adult supervision and the right policies can help troubled kids learn how more pro social behavior. I'm talking about prevention, not sweeping it under the rug and ignoring it.