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In reply to the discussion: Girl, 10, forced to walk five miles to school after dad hears she bullied another student [View all]Charlotte Little
(658 posts)and foremost, I'm not a Christian and I don't believe in corporal punishment. I also clearly stated that I don't agree with using social media to punish children. I'm simply making an argument that I find valid.
Public shaming is not necessarily bullying. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was not bullied when she was asked to leave a restaurant. Stephen Miller and Kirstjen Nielsen were not bullied when the protesters shamed them in a public Mexican restaurant. Racists are not being bullied by being shamed and filmed and spread all over the internet.
Public shaming is necessary and it does work whether or not you're comfortable with it: https://www.thenation.com/article/the-social-shaming-of-racists-is-working/
When I was child, teachers made misbehaving children go up in front of the class and stand in the corner while the rest of us snickered behind their backs. Completely common practice. Same thing when my high school used to force students who were suspended to sit in a separate area on the bleachers during school assembly. It was to shame them and teach them a lesson.
Whether or not it worked, I don't have any concrete evidence. But I know, as a child, I never want to be told to go to the corner. And as a teenager, I NEVER wanted to be seated in the "suspended during the school year" section. So, it worked with me.