Freedomain Radio - Stefan Molyneux - 2031 The Judge, The Beating, and The Unreality of Outrage
Aired: 2011-11-14
Duration: 03:03


=== 90% Admit Hitting Kids (03:03) ===

[00:00:00]  It's hard to understand why people are reacting so strongly to the recent video showing a judge beating his daughter.
[00:00:07]  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.
[00:00:17]  Is it because the girl in the video is a teenager?
[00:00:21]  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.
[00:00:32]  Is it because a belt is used?
[00:00:34]  30% of parents openly admit to hitting their kids with a belt, a stick, or some other hard object.
[00:00:42]  Imagine how many more do not openly admit it.
[00:00:47]  Is it because the man is angry?
[00:00:49]  More than half of parents admit to hitting their children out of frustration and anger.
[00:00:55]  Is it the hypocrisy?
[00:00:58]  The judge recently claimed that he apologized for losing his temper, so no harm was done.
[00:01:03]  Did he accept apologies from the accused in his courtroom?
[00:01:10]  Naturally, the outrage is focused on the judge.
[00:01:13]  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.
[00:01:24]  I can't help but think that the shocked reaction of the general public is just a little bit precious.
[00:01:32]  It's like the pompous posturing of a veteran politician who claims to be shocked about a congressman's corruption.
[00:01:39]  Or the infamous Captain Renaud in Casablanca.
[00:01:43]  He closes down Rick's cafe and Rick says, How can you close me up?
[00:01:46]  On what grounds? And he says, I'm shocked.
[00:01:48]  Shocked to find that gambling is going on here.
[00:01:50]  And a croupier hands him his winnings and he says, Oh, thank you very much.
[00:01:53]  Everybody out at once.
[00:01:56]  Most parents hit their kids, and when the kids are much younger and more vulnerable than the poor girl in this video.
[00:02:03]  So why is everyone so shocked?
[00:02:05]  Are they pretending that such practices are somehow outside the norm?
[00:02:11]  Statistically, when something is practiced by 90% of the population, claiming to be shocked by it is ridiculous.
[00:02:18]  I mean, 90% of Italians are Catholic.
[00:02:21]  Can any Italian claim to be shocked when he runs into one?
[00:02:26]  Just about everyone knows someone who hits their kids.
[00:02:29]  How many people have stood up for these poor, beleaguered children?
[00:02:35]  Have you? How many people have talked to parents about these civilized and civilizing alternatives to hitting defenseless little children?
[00:02:45]  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.