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Originally Posted by Rathji
I have no doubt that whatever the kid was doing was bad news. I have no doubt that he needed to be disciplined for whatever it was. What I do doubt is that being beaten on camera was an appropriate or properly measured response.
Since we don't know exactly what it was, we can't be sure, but as I said earlier, I would rather side with the kid if in doubt.
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When it comes to keeping kids away from that stupid gangbanging life style, sometimes measures like these have to be taken.
A big part of the gangster life style is a complete disregard for authority figures.
So usually talking to these kids doesn't work, even incarceration doesn't work because jail time to a lot of these members is a right of passage.
Sometimes public shaming like this can be effective.
It wasn't a vicious beating or an abusive beating by any stretch.
If it was he would have bare skinned him, or actually not hit him on the hip.