Nope.
I am in tech support. I have a VERY thick skin. There is nothing you can say that provoke me into an attack.
I’m not saying that what the teacher did was right. But I have a lot more sympathy for the teacher than I do for the little pr!ck and the rest of the class, and I am glad that the horribly mangled “justice” system of the UK came down at least somewhat on the teacher’s side.
Maybe if they would bring back caning so that the teacher would have some way of enforcing discipline I’d be less sympathetic. But the current “PC” format of “education” leaves the inmates running the asylum.
Allow me to be clear - I sympathize with the teacher. Having worked in public education for the past 15 years I know his plight. I would not be against the use of appropriate corporal punishment for dealing with these kids. However, cracking a kids skull with a dumbell is not appropriate. Plus, shouting, “Die, die, die” would lend one to the conclusion that the teacher was not attempting to employ discipline.