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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (72674)8/20/2003 6:02:57 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
Okay. Here's at least one example.

If a child on the playground incessantly cheats at games, I think it is acceptable for the other children not only to refuse to play with her, but to taunt her with "chater, cheater" names.

If a child on the playground tells frequent lies, I think it is acceptable for children to taunt him with "liar, liar, pants on fire" chants.

These are behaviors that the children involved have for some reason chosen to adopt. Adults may want to try to understand why and help the child change his or her behavior. But other children have, I think, the right to response with taunting and names as well as with refusal to play with the child, so that the child will learn that there is a peer group social cost, as well as an adult social cost, to such behavior.
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