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>however, i do worry about fights and bullying being taken to 'the dark corners of the school' such as the bathroom or some unused stairwell 1) They did that a
by magduf 7y ago
>however, i do worry about fights and bullying being taken to 'the dark corners of the school' such as the bathroom or some unused stairwell
1) They did that a lot back in the "old days" anyway, since it was away from other people
2) bullies usually have poor impulse control and don't think immediately about the consequences of their actions, so they frequently won't think about the cameras, so at least some of the time they'll do their bullying in view of the cameras.
- leetcrew 7y agoregarding 2) that may be true of many bullies, but I would expect at least some of them to learn how to get away with it. I could certainly imagine that some bullies would start exclusively tormenting their victims in camera deadzones and the victim finally stands up for themselves in view of the camera. all the evidence would show that that kid started a fight unprovoked.
- ticmasta 7y agoI think prisons show this is true. They're arguably some of the most surveilled areas in society yet have many occurrences of violent and serious crime.
- panzagl 7y agoI don't know how much it even really decreases outbursts in the classroom- this is at the elementary level so all the kids are pretty impulsive. But the reality is that it gives teachers a tool to make admin and parents address the behaviors without just dismissing it.
- ceejayoz 7y ago#2 sounds like natural selection that'll result in more effective bullies.
- AstralStorm 7y agoOutside of school "bullying" is a kind of crime. Either assault, battery or mugging. For some reason juveniles get the epithet instead of the real thing, as if it is less grave or something...
- ceejayoz 7y agoNot all bullying is physical, and the "school to prison pipeline" approach has its own major issues.
- greedo 7y agoBullies are extremely effective at detecting and determining safe times and places to bully others. My tormentors waited til right after school, til I left school property. Then it was Mad Max time to make it home...
- asark 7y ago3) the hallways are already monitored by cameras in many schools, and the kids, though informed, often completely forget about it until reminded for some reason.