Teflon-jersey

This is to take out any male that may be inclined to "fight" for what they believe in, when they get a little older.

izacurus

Goddamn America. George Orwell is turning in his grave.

Figbash

Welcome to anarcho-tyranny, the permanent managerial state. http://en.metapedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-tyranny

lordvain

There is no way I would ever send a kid to public school. Parents need to be able to trust teachers and not have to worry about their kids winding up in the class of some feminist who wants to grind up little boys.

SocratesOP

It was attempted murder you just didn't know it

SocratesOP

You're wrong - unless you go to some sort of boxing school. Most fights might start with a punch or two but devolve into wrestling. Continuing to hit someone in the face after wrestling is not a tussel, but an attempt at murder. I have never wanted to kill anyone I've fought, throwing bareknuckles at anyone you care about is moronic

ansipizza

Just a little perspective from the other side of this issue. I was beaten up regularly by my school mates, and I distinctly remember being 18 and driving to a scary gas station and thinking, "wow... it's finally a crime to attack me."

I have no idea what is the best way to deal with school yard violence, but saying it's okay is pretty terrible. Just one tiny boy's opinion.

Teflon-jersey

I did some beating, but I took more beatings than I gave. Now as a man, I will teach the younger males I know how to fight and how to handle their shit. I didn't have that, and I feel I could have been better served with some basic skills with my hands.

Kwijibo

I am sorry to hear about your experiences growing up. I was a small boy, too and fortunately avoided fights. I don't think anyone here is advocating fighting, but making a minor scuffle into a felony is going too far. Bullies should be dealt with, but in a more reasonable way.

Phobos_Mothership

But muh childrens! We have to make them safe! /s

The 'safer' they make our children the weaker those children will be, and the less likely they will be to be able to defend themselves.

ghost_marauder

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/yv-datasheet.pdf page 2

juveniles make up 10.2% of all violent crime arrests already. Maybe there's a reason why they're being targeted.

SocratesOP

That's crazy, fighting is a part of growing up in my opinion. I've been in tussels with my friends that to an onlooker would look like we hated each other - but we weren't actually trying to hurt each other... Just two young dudes with too much testosterone settling a score real quick.

This should only apply if it's malicious, like throwing bare knuckle punches to the face or pulling out a knife. That's a real fight.