Bullies have existed since time immemorial, and they still exist everywhere, from the workplace to the community, and as always, in the schoolyard.
It would be nice if that unpleasant reality of interpersonal relations could be eliminated, but the question is how.
Bullies don’t usually respond to reason or cajoling, but they often do respond to brute force. Many of us remember being tested by the school bully, finally standing up to him and planting a solid punch right on his nose, and suddenly seeing the bully turn into a reasonable, even pleasant human being. This applies to raising kids in general, where the bully child constantly tests the parent and sometimes only responds to brute force rather than cajoling and pleading.
The problem is that liberals and lefty politicians have fallen for the whole “self esteem” movement, so kids are given way too much power and never experience a reprimand more forceful than a “time out.” And to make sure that is so, laws have been passed so that any discipline more forceful that “let’s reason together, Johnny,” or “please go to your quiet spot Susie” is seen as violent child abuse, to be punished by incarceration or having the children removed from the parents care. Now a new city ordinance in Shawano, Wisconsin puts parents in a double bind, and there is a good deal of confusion and disagreement about how fair the ordinance is.
Chile discipline in Shawano, page 2
I guess I’m missing something. Why wouldn’t the parent(s) / guardian(s) be involved in the discipline process of their child’s actions? Shouldn’t they share the responsibility? I would expect to be held even more accountable as a parent. After all, aren’t the parents ultimately responsible for raising their child / children? It still sounds to me like the parents don’t want to accept the fact they have a problem that needs to be addressed. I’m guessing the parents who oppose the fine are also the parents who don’t believe in disciplining their child / children. Don’t worry, when they legally become adults and disobey the law(s), our police officers will put them in timeout. Then those parents can claim they have no idea what happened to them. After all, “they were so sweet when they were younger.”
Great news. Parents are responsible for bullying, so they need to be punished.
some of the city manager in this country are some kind of stupid
Totally agree – and they need to have discussions with parents at school board meetings first before trying to fine them. Just a suggestion……
Then it’s time to change the rules back and ban political correctness – it’s all political and NOTHING correct about it – something people need to come to terms with and understand.
It needs to be done with ALL of the parents at the first of the year. Let everyone no what won’t be tolerated and what the consequences are.
Parents are getting fined for there kids bullieing, that’s good. Parents will then teach there kids its not ok
Making someone “pay” does not always solve the problem. People are missing the entire point of all this. It all starts with the parents and how they train their children when they are young. By train I mean instilling values and respect for other people, which is somewhat lacking in today’s society among youngsters – not all, but enough to make it definitely noticeable.. My pediatrician told me years ago that a child’s character and habits are fully formed by the time they are 7 years old – and he was absolutely correct.
if it wasnt for bullies i would’nt know how to fight….
Yes, political correctness is simply cultural Marxism where people are convinced a free and moral society is oppressive. It is also by defingint the bound of caring for children that it is impossible to reach. It is based on this idea that we have no souls or inherent being but are pure creations of our envionment where anything a child does is because they were created to be that way.