Mass. school punishes students with electric shocks "They can be shocked for behaviors including ’failure to maintain a neat appearance’, ‘stopping work for more than 10 seconds’, ‘interrupting others’, ‘nagging’, ‘whispering and/or moving conversation away from staff’, ‘slouch in chair’ '
I have spoke before of
American Enantiodromia. Further, Thomas Moore wrote in
Dark Eros: The Imagination of Sadism
, that in any culture that does not acknowledge it's skeletons, --it's sins, if you will-- will have that imagination played out in real life.
The ways of Sade are not limited to bedroom and scenes of bondage or porno theaters or forbidden books. Any aspect of culture, from the great to the small, insofar as it is engaged in issues of power has therefore Sadean qualities. Furthermore, since life is never perfect, every aspect of culture will know the split of power into torture and suffering, dominance and submission, or sentimentality and cruelty.
I wont editorialize anymore than I have, but I can't help but wonder,
When did psychological abuse become entertainment? or has it always been thus?
Also see:
N.Y. report denounces shock use at school.
I look forward to your Parallax View.
posted by Unregistered User
on Jun 17, 2006 -
33 comments
Promoted Above Accountability Two years after news of torture at Abu Ghraib broke, the Bush Administration still will not hold decision makers accountable. Investigations into the incidents have focused almost exclusively on enlisted personnel.
posted by expriest
on May 22, 2006 -
28 comments
A year after the Abu Ghraib photos were widely circulated, and a few days after most of the low-ranking officers blamed were
let off,
Human Rights Watch releases a
report clearly implicating the entire chain of command, and strongly urges the investigation of Donald Rumsfeld and George Tenet. (Full report
here)
Just some bad eggs, eh?
posted by bumpkin
on Apr 23, 2005 -
32 comments
