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May 9
Fun BBC, news, web No Comments
BBC headline writers in soft pr0n shocker!
No sh*t, Sherlock
Feb 19
Uncategorized BBC, news No Comments
Headline writing from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious:
Where did it all go wrong?
Oct 21
Rants kids today, news, violence 1 Comment
Girl, 12, slashed by classmate
The headmaster has confirmed that a knife was not involved. Maybe I’m just being naïve but I should hope the hell not – no-one needs to carry a knife. And now Jacqui Smith, schools minister, has said that we need new laws to give teachers the power to deal with these thugs.
Now, I know nostalgia ain’t what it used to be, but this kind of thing never happened when I was at school… which, in the scheme of things, isn’t really that long ago. Sure, there were playground scraps and even some run-ins with other schools, but it was all good ol’ fisticuffs. Very gentlemanly, really.
Personally, I believe that things have never been the same since corporal punishment was abolished. The threat of the cane was enough to make you think twice. Not to mention that fact that the local, community bobby (remember them? They normally did your school disco, for some strange reason) knew who you were, where you lived, and your parents. Who always sided with the police instead of retaliating.
When I read stories like this I really worry about the world that will greet our new-born.