Should corporal punishment in schools stay legal?

[DuncanONeil]

when i was a kid it was the way things were
we could take a pocket knife to school and no one minded
if you got into a fight it was just a fight no one worried that the kid that lost would bring a gun and start shooting up the place
and when the teacher was teaching you stayed quit and learned
i know its because our moms and dads teachers cared about us and set the rules down for us to follow and if we didn't we were in trouble and corporal punishment was what we got
how did any of my generation survive without airbags bike helments carrying knives car seats and the goverment telling our parents how to raise us
fyi im in my late 30's

Just think how tough it was for those of us that might be twice your age! What with all those gun-totin' westerns all over the place! And a staple at the movies as well!

[Thorne]

Just think how tough it was for those of us that might be twice your age! What with all those gun-totin' westerns all over the place! And a staple at the movies as well!

That's true, Duncan. But remember, you could always tell the good guys in those movies. They were the ones with the white hats. Nowadays you can't hardly tell the good guys from the bad guys. Some of today's "heroes" are far worse than the worst bad guys faced by Hopalong Cassidy or Sky King!

[DuncanONeil]

That's true, Duncan. But remember, you could always tell the good guys in those movies. They were the ones with the white hats. Nowadays you can't hardly tell the good guys from the bad guys. Some of today's "heroes" are far worse than the worst bad guys faced by Hopalong Cassidy or Sky King!

Paladin & Zorro wore black hats!!

[Thorne]

Paladin & Zorro wore black hats!!

True, but Paladin was a hired gun. Basically, a bad guy who sometimes did good. And Zorro was a rebel, a traitor to his government. And Don Diego de la Vega, a Spanish nobleman, did wear a white hat. Or at least gray.

[DuncanONeil]

Objection! While Paladin advertised himself as a gun for hire, he acted more like a privately hired lawman than a gunslinger. Often going against the wishes of his client as to means and method. In fact it often seemed he was reluctant to pull his gun.

True, but Paladin was a hired gun. Basically, a bad guy who sometimes did good. And Zorro was a rebel, a traitor to his government. And Don Diego de la Vega, a Spanish nobleman, did wear a white hat. Or at least gray.

[Thorne]

Objection! While Paladin advertised himself as a gun for hire, he acted more like a privately hired lawman than a gunslinger. Often going against the wishes of his client as to means and method. In fact it often seemed he was reluctant to pull his gun.

I'll take your word for it. I don't remember that much about the show. It wasn't one of my favorites. But does going against the wishes of his client make him a good guy or a bad guy? Certainly it makes him a bad businessman. Or maybe he was just a frustrated politician.

[DuncanONeil]

Admittedly this was some time back. I needed to check some details.

1. Paladins emblem was the white knight from chess.
2. He endeavored to solve situations without the use of violence.

"The show followed the adventures of "Paladin" (no other name is ever given), a gentleman gunfighter (played by Richard Boone on television, and by John Dehner on radio), who preferred to settle problems without violence; yet, when forced to fight, excelled. Paladin lived in the Hotel Carlton in San Francisco, where he dressed in formal attire, ate gourmet food, and attended the opera. In fact, many who met him initially mistook him for a dandy from the East. But when working, he dressed in black, carried a derringer under his belt, used calling cards with a chess knight emblem, and wore a stereotypical western-style black gunbelt with the same chess knight symbol attached to the holster.

The knight symbol is in reference to his name — possibly a nickname or working name — and his occupation as a champion-for-hire (see Paladin). The theme song of the series refers to him as "a knight without armor." In addition, Paladin drew a parallel between his methods and the chess piece's movement: "It's a chess piece, the most versatile on the board. It can move in eight different directions, over obstacles, and it's always unexpected." Paladin's routine switch from the expensive light-colored suit of his genteel urbane persona in San Francisco to his alter ego who wears all-black attire for quests into the lawless and barren Western frontier is also a chess reference.

Paladin was a former Army officer and a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was a polyglot, capable of speaking any foreign tongue required by the plot. He also had a thorough knowledge of ancient history and classical literature, and he exhibited a strong passion for legal principles and the rule of law. Paladin was also a world traveler. His exploits had included an 1857 visit to India, where he had won the respect of the natives as a hunter of man-eating tigers."

A point, maybe important - maybe not, the knight on the business card faced left. Interesting if you know anything of heraldry.

I'll take your word for it. I don't remember that much about the show. It wasn't one of my favorites. But does going against the wishes of his client make him a good guy or a bad guy? Certainly it makes him a bad businessman. Or maybe he was just a frustrated politician.