[HPforGrownups] Re: Are we abusing the concept of "abuse?" Perspective Please

[Arynn Octavia]

No: HPFGUIDX 124724

bboyminn:
This physical punishement is a legendary aspect of British Boys
Schools. In addition, here in the USA, corporal punishemnt has it's
own legendary aspect in Catholic Schools; those nuns can be brutal.
Further, I suspect corporal punishment while greatly curtailed, is
still allowed in USA Catholic Schools today.
 
Arynn:
My dad was in the Air Force, and when I was in first grade we were stationed in Mississippi. I went to the PUBLIC schools and they did allow corporal punishment. (That would have been the 87-88 school year) We were sationed there again three years ago and one of the little boys in my parents church was in first grade and had my old teacher, I was talking to the boy's mother and she mentioned that they still hit kids with rulers. (not hands-it could be considered sexual).
 
As far as I know Harry never got hit, but was he abused? YES! 
 
But it is true that the abuse wasn't bad enough for CPS to get involved (in the USA at least), there are many kids here living under worse conditions right now as you read this. Dudley is also abused, he is esentailly the power of the house. He won't grow to be a well adjusted adult. 



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