Comments on: Vigilantism http://www.nrahab.com/2008/04/16/vigilantism/ The taste of bacon is the taste of freedom Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Murdoc http://www.nrahab.com/2008/04/16/vigilantism/#comment-15885 Murdoc Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:02:59 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/04/16/vigilantism/#comment-15885 I think I've mentioned before that we homeschool our kids. "Protecting" them from bullies isn't one of our reasons for choosing to do so, but, as you say, the current atmosphere where someone acting in self-defense is punished for acting violently (and possibly accused of "vigilantism,") is a symptom of the society that makes homeschooling worth the effort. Thanks for the link! I think I’ve mentioned before that we homeschool our kids. “Protecting” them from bullies isn’t one of our reasons for choosing to do so, but, as you say, the current atmosphere where someone acting in self-defense is punished for acting violently (and possibly accused of “vigilantism,”) is a symptom of the society that makes homeschooling worth the effort.

Thanks for the link!

]]> By: red http://www.nrahab.com/2008/04/16/vigilantism/#comment-15881 red Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:14:50 +0000 http://www.nrahab.com/2008/04/16/vigilantism/#comment-15881 <i>Don’t even get me started on the part about kids fighting back against bullies - the current school policies against self-defense (which often punish the victim for defending themselves equally if not more harshly than the aggressor) are a big reason why I’m seriously considering homeschooling my children.</i> Due to all the insane policies, my wife and I have already agreed to do all we can to homeschool our kids. Don’t even get me started on the part about kids fighting back against bullies - the current school policies against self-defense (which often punish the victim for defending themselves equally if not more harshly than the aggressor) are a big reason why I’m seriously considering homeschooling my children.

Due to all the insane policies, my wife and I have already agreed to do all we can to homeschool our kids.

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