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Forum: Serious Debates & News 11-11-2018, 09:19 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
Apparently he actually does own a trumpet...

Apparently he actually does own a trumpet fashioned entirely out of discarded foreskin. He plays a sad tune in a minor key every night from the top of a hill, in respect for the loss experienced by...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 10-11-2018, 06:57 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
Well, it's a good example of how people can come...

Well, it's a good example of how people can come to completely false correlations!

The rate of infant circumcision in the US has been falling over time. The rate of mass shootings has been...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 09:42 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
I think that would be a huge generalisation there...

I think that would be a huge generalisation there parm, there are only very small pockets of "civilisation" that support FGM.
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 02:27 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
Oh I'm sure some people would, but I do think it...

Oh I'm sure some people would, but I do think it would be fewer, with there being an idea that a "real man" wouldn't let a young boy talk to them a certain way and not respond aggressively.
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 01:45 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
Here's another thought to muddy the waters; ...

Here's another thought to muddy the waters;

I don't imagine for a second that people would be coming down so heavily in the driver's favour if this was a girl mouthing off, and he called her "fat...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 01:44 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
I honestly think this is a totally different...

I honestly think this is a totally different debate to the parenting one though and I don't get how people are defending it... it's literally illegal and not excusable to do this to someone else's...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 01:40 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
You sound very sure of that LT, I have two under...

You sound very sure of that LT, I have two under 10 and my youngest is (mostly) non-verbal autistic and can be very, very destructive and can lash out herself, and I'm literally always tired, often...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 11:24 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
One questionable parenting practice doesn't make...

One questionable parenting practice doesn't make a "bad parent", there's plenty of parenting things I do that are far from ideal but the idea that there's any such thing as a perfect parent is...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 10:51 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
No, you're conflating the objective question of...

No, you're conflating the objective question of whether or not violence against children results in better / more respectful adults (something that absolutely can be and has been examined through...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 10:03 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
Please explain why relative age merits increased...

Please explain why relative age merits increased respect. You haven't and don't seem willing to; I can only assume because you have no idea how to.

And no, it doesn't explain why this kid was...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 09:52 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
Happy to. I believe that "respect for elders" is...

Happy to. I believe that "respect for elders" is a bull**** concept and ones elders should only be respected if they are in turn being respectful. In fact, I'll go further than that. I think...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 09:45 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
So you're argument is that they shouldn't be hit...

So you're argument is that they shouldn't be hit as a small child, and then START hitting them as a teenager? When a "little smack on the bum" would be undoubtedly ineffective and inappropriate, so...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 09:39 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
I'm pretty comfortable writing off all deliberate...

I'm pretty comfortable writing off all deliberate violence that is not in self-defence, in all cultures and in all situations, tbqfh. And while I don't think the act itself necessarily comes from a...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 09:29 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
BIB2 sounds pretty lazy to me :think:.

BIB2 sounds pretty lazy to me :think:.
Forum: Serious Debates & News 09-11-2018, 09:28 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
Cultures are not fixed; it used to be the...

Cultures are not fixed; it used to be the "culture" in Britain to stick orphans in workhouses to work for their gruel, and not even that long ago, but thankfully an end was put to that without people...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 08-11-2018, 07:43 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
He can be held responsible but "being held...

He can be held responsible but "being held responsible" doesn't involve physical assault.
Forum: Serious Debates & News 08-11-2018, 04:13 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
The ONLY time it's considered acceptable to use...

The ONLY time it's considered acceptable to use physical force is in physical self defence. This is a fact when it comes to legality, and also my strong opinion when it comes to morality. The latter...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 08-11-2018, 04:09 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
You are incorrect Cherie, sorry, a bus (like a...

You are incorrect Cherie, sorry, a bus (like a shop) is not private property. If I physically grabbed or pushed a customer for calling me a name I would be at the very least suspended - would be at...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 08-11-2018, 02:48 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
Are you though LT? And is just "OK" what we...

Are you though LT? And is just "OK" what we should be striving for in life :worry:.
Forum: Serious Debates & News 08-11-2018, 02:46 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
To play devil's advocate on the thread, bus...

To play devil's advocate on the thread, bus drivers do take a bit of abuse and I'd guess this driver had been harassed by a few passengers already and this kid just happened to be the straw that...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 08-11-2018, 02:42 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
They're 50/50 around here. I have to get the late...

They're 50/50 around here. I have to get the late bus every Saturday because I'm always working but eldest has stage school on a Sat so they need the car... Some of the drivers are great / friendly /...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 08-11-2018, 01:37 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
He probably is and I haven't seen anyone try to...

He probably is and I haven't seen anyone try to argue that this was some poor innocent little soul. It doesn't change the fact that a grown man threatening a teenager with "punching their face in"...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 08-11-2018, 01:30 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
The teachers to catch them out in a sting...

The teachers to catch them out in a sting operation or it won't be long until they're swarmed.
Forum: Serious Debates & News 08-11-2018, 12:29 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
A vast array of complex social and economic...

A vast array of complex social and economic changes, the rise of social media (though I will freely admit this is mainly just my opinion), the breakdown of communities and extended families promoted...
Forum: Serious Debates & News 08-11-2018, 12:15 PM
Replies: 199
Views: 4,145
Posted By Toy Soldier
So adults demonstrating that violence is a way to...

So adults demonstrating that violence is a way to solve problems makes it LESS likely that kids / teens will use violence to solve their problems?

It doesn't make sense. It just doesn't, and it...
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