[okie01]

I support teaching the ideals, but would suggest punishments should have more measure than the one you describe.

I agree.

But the contrast between the "Blytheville 3" and the two Broward County punks, or the culture that Dalrymple described, suggests that, if one must err, one should err toward the punishment favored in 1937 rather than none.

It seems to set a better tone for society...

[starbase]

if one must err, one should err toward the punishment favored in 1937 rather than none. It seems to set a better tone for society...

Yes I think you're right there. The wooden paddle in high school, actually having to earn grades, no outcome based education (where whatever you said is 'correct' because that's how you felt). We could probably create a huge list which would snuff out crimes like this, for the most part.

I remember in 1987 when I was leaving high school, it was the first year that the area football association gave a #1 trophy to every kid in the league, regardless of where they finished that year. During my time it was never like that, and I can see the results in people just 10 years younger than I am. There's a certain detachment from reality that they are the poorer for having (and the rest of us are too, I'd say).

Oh, well. Maybe I'll start a private school that has the slogan "Discipline First"!!

[Dichroic]

Stealing some soda is slightly different than killing someone.
I swiped a piece of bubble gum when i was 5.
And have still turned out to be productive member of society.
LOL
These kids are evil pure and simple.
Reminds of the evil kids in the movie Bully, which is based on true story that also took place in Fort Lauderdale.