Nov. 14, 2011 - Freedomain Radio - Stefan Molyneux
03:03
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| It's hard to understand why people are reacting so strongly to the recent video showing a judge beating his daughter. | |
| Over 90% of parents punish their kids by inflicting physical pain, so I'm not sure why everyone is pretending to be so, so shocked. | |
| Is it because the girl in the video is a teenager? | |
| 85% of adolescents have been physically punished by their parents, and the video example is far less violent than most of the examples that have been shared with me. | |
| Is it because a belt is used? | |
| 30% of parents openly admit to hitting their kids with a belt, a stick, or some other hard object. | |
| Imagine how many more do not openly admit it. | |
| Is it because the man is angry? | |
| More than half of parents admit to hitting their children out of frustration and anger. | |
| Is it the hypocrisy? | |
| The judge recently claimed that he apologized for losing his temper, so no harm was done. | |
| Did he accept apologies from the accused in his courtroom? | |
| Naturally, the outrage is focused on the judge. | |
| The girl's mother, who supports and inflames her husband, hits her daughter as well, and demands that she lie down and take it like a woman, is barely mentioned. | |
| I can't help but think that the shocked reaction of the general public is just a little bit precious. | |
| It's like the pompous posturing of a veteran politician who claims to be shocked about a congressman's corruption. | |
| Or the infamous Captain Renaud in Casablanca. | |
| He closes down Rick's cafe and Rick says, How can you close me up? | |
| On what grounds? And he says, I'm shocked. | |
| Shocked to find that gambling is going on here. | |
| And a croupier hands him his winnings and he says, Oh, thank you very much. | |
| Everybody out at once. | |
| Most parents hit their kids, and when the kids are much younger and more vulnerable than the poor girl in this video. | |
| So why is everyone so shocked? | |
| Are they pretending that such practices are somehow outside the norm? | |
| Statistically, when something is practiced by 90% of the population, claiming to be shocked by it is ridiculous. | |
| I mean, 90% of Italians are Catholic. | |
| Can any Italian claim to be shocked when he runs into one? | |
| Just about everyone knows someone who hits their kids. | |
| How many people have stood up for these poor, beleaguered children? | |
| Have you? How many people have talked to parents about these civilized and civilizing alternatives to hitting defenseless little children? | |
| Have you? If you're not exposing and opposing child abuse, you're an accomplice I want to say to those who are outraged, please, don't pretend to be shocked by the commonplace. |
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