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> There are no circumstances in which it is appropriate to strike a child What if they're pointing a loaded gun at you? Think I'd rather hit the kid than get s
by Swizec 4y ago
> There are no circumstances in which it is appropriate to strike a child
What if they're pointing a loaded gun at you? Think I'd rather hit the kid than get shot ...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/us/virginia-school-shooting/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/us/virginia-school-shooting/i...
Or coming at you or another student with an axe?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Valley_High_School_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Valley_High_School_attac...
There's probably more examples we can find and I agree they are very rare. But there certainly are circumstances where the right action, in the moment, is to strike a person no matter their age.
- sfpotter 4y agoWhat would hitting a child accomplish in either of those cases? If you're able to disarm the child or remove everyone in the vicinity to safety, would you still feel the need to beat them? To what end?
- Swizec 4y agoHow would you disarm them without using physical force though? Especially as someone who likely wasn't trained in the art of hand-to-hand combat against an armed assailant. I'm not saying beat them up, I'm saying stop them.