If you are allowed to smack children, you should be allowed to smack geriatrics as well because they are just as much of a nuisance as children, if not more.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues for equal punishment of children and elders based on annoyance levels.
- In plain terms
- He suggests hitting old people like children if hitting kids is okay.
- What can you take from it?
- Punishment standards should be consistent.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should age matter in punishment?
- When is discipline acceptable?
Another view
It justifies violence against vulnerable groups.
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