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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
I don't agree with that. People may have known, but I don't think it was "polite" to say or do anything about it. I think there was far less "ratting" since it was viewed as private business.
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Perhaps ratting is not the right word. The community would discuss the situation and act on it. With or without the knowledge of the parents of the child in question. For example, the community would know if a kid's daddy spent all their money on booze, and would help feed the child at school... or whatever. A kid knew that if he or she did anything wrong, everyone would know it was him or her that did it soon enough. You tend to stay out of trouble if you know you'll get busted eventually.