• samus12345@lemmy.world
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    30 days ago

    It was surprising to see Everett say he didn’t have the right to spank him when he beats the shit out of guys all the time with nary a thought.

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      29 days ago

      Kids back then were seen as property of their parents (in case you were wondering where that idea comes from when it pops up now and again today), and thus technically their discipline was also the province of their parents.

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          29 days ago

          Kids didn’t have rights, any more than a dog or horse or chair did. They were seen as property. Both by the law and by custom.

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              Right, hence him saying ‘I know I haven’t any right to do this’. He was infringing on their rights, with them not present to object.

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                29 days ago

                Yes, and he’s also infringing on their rights when he beats them up, yet has no problem with it.