• vortic@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I honestly think he had every right to do that in that situation. Kid aims a gun at you and gets a spanking? Kid got of light…

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      2 months ago

      It was surprising to see Everett say he didn’t have the right to spank him when he beats the shit out of guys all the time with nary a thought.

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        Kids back then were seen as property of their parents (in case you were wondering where that idea comes from when it pops up now and again today), and thus technically their discipline was also the province of their parents.

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            2 months ago

            Kids didn’t have rights, any more than a dog or horse or chair did. They were seen as property. Both by the law and by custom.

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                Right, hence him saying ‘I know I haven’t any right to do this’. He was infringing on their rights, with them not present to object.

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                  2 months ago

                  Yes, and he’s also infringing on their rights when he beats them up, yet has no problem with it.