back when i was at school, we got beat often...with canes if the reason was 'big enough'. some of the teachers also resorted to 'torture tactics' like putting a pen between two fingers and pressing real hard, whilst maintaining eye contact...i suppose this was a little severe, but it did harden me at-least. nowadays, if a teacher touches a kid at the same school i went to, he's done for! i suppose some form of middle ground needs to be found, punishment can take other forms, and the message can be sent...but all this 'beaten to death' stuff is horrific. the teachers should be taken to court, and sentenced to life imprisonment, which is prolly worse than the death penalty!

the world's never been like this, we are the age people will talk about many years from now.