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> self defense is not a defense in the eyes of public school administrators While this is true, it's also obviously wrong, and the fact that it's widespread in
by pdonis 4y ago
> self defense is not a defense in the eyes of public school administrators
While this is true, it's also obviously wrong, and the fact that it's widespread in our society makes it even more wrong. Rather than try to expound that in more detail, I'll just reference a post by The Last Psychiatrist that does the job better than I could anyway:
https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/10/one_way_our_schools_are_traini.html https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2010/10/one_way_our_schools_...
The TL/DR is at the end:
"[W]hat kind of school doesn't want a kid to stand up to a bully, especially when they're doing it to help someone else? What kind of crazy school wants you to back down-- and get someone else to protect you? What kind of school indoctrinates kids that power is only possessed by a) bad people; b) the state?
Oh. All of them."
- deathanatos 4y ago> While this is true, it's also obviously wrong, and the fact that it's widespread in our society makes it even more wrong. Just to be clear: I don't agree with it. All I'm saying is that child-me understood that it wouldn't be a valid defense after the fact, i.e., that there would be consequences. That, of course, affects one's decision making. That article is very real, though. (But … and I get this gist from other comments on the thread: that article's example is a mild bully. But yeah, that's how public schools react, and how they inadvertently teach.)