A plea to all eu residents to help nspcc

[Tex -USMC- 0]

Well, at times it seems like you guys are all reading out of the same playbook

[Paratrooper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tex [uSMC] @ Sep. 05 2002,23:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Well, at times it seems like you guys are all reading out of the same playbook<span id='postcolor'>

Not me, British conservatism is probably closer to your average American opinion than contenental European. We all hate cruelty to children but look at it in different ways.

[ralphwiggum 6]

in asian cultures, up until recently, hitting thighs with sticks was tolerated in schools, let alone at home. and that was not considered as an abuse, but rather as disciplinary action.

[Tex -USMC- 0]

We still have corporal punishment at our high school. Supposed to be voluntary though (it is except for one principal- I think he enjoys it)

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

I dont trust it. There are too many rotten people out there that even would make money by proclaiming to help "abused children".

If you want to donate money there are safer ways!

[Paratrooper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Sep. 06 2002,00:19)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">in asian cultures, up until recently, hitting thighs with sticks was tolerated in schools, let alone at home. and that was not considered as an abuse, but rather as disciplinary action.<span id='postcolor'>

Asian?- Indain? Chinese? Japanese? Cambodian?

You see refering to whole continents is a little blunt. Asia, Africa, Europe, they are all very diverse places.

[Rhubarbman 0]

All that happens is that another company donates money to them, also NSPCC Full Stop campaign was sponsored by Microsoft(dont snigger) for about a year or so.

[ralphwiggum 6]

oops...thanx for your advice Paratrooper

I hsould have said Japan, Korea, and China(both mainland and Taiwan)

[Paratrooper 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Sep. 06 2002,00:26)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">oops...thanx for your advice Paratrooper

I hsould have said Japan, Korea, and China(both mainland and Taiwan)<span id='postcolor'>

Ok, sorry to rant on, but the reference to whole continents when people mean a specific country or countries gets my goat.

[Albert Schweitzer 10]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ Sep. 06 2002,00:26)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">oops...thanx for your advice Paratrooper

I hsould have said Japan, Korea, and China(both mainland and Taiwan)<span id='postcolor'>

I did a long internship in South East Asia and there they treat their children very nicely. Actually I think even more wisely than europeans. Might be the Buddhism!

[LauryThorn 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Sep. 06 2002,00:34)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I Sweden all types of physical violence towards children is classified as abuse, even spanking. I don't however think they prosecute people for that..<span id='postcolor'>

It's like that in Finland, too, but then there is also a law that says that kids

must be obedient.

[Paratrooper 0]

I have actually done this everyday, are you all remembering?

[Rhubarbman 0]

I am