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Ah the good old days 1970's high school. Got the cane many times mostly for knowing about some school "crime" activity (ie being seen in the vicinity) and refusing to dobb in the perpetrator, the rule was guilty until proved innocent. The headmaster had a pool cue rack with various diameter lengths of dowel that he would spend time sizing up before selecting one for use, the thin one stung the most. In the mid 70's canning stopped after word got out that one of my mates had refused to put his hand out for the cane, saying that they would have to hold him down first.... and so started detention. This was also the start of the time when a few students realized that they had some rights in the school community. There was one teacher who would bore the blunt end of his biro into the chest of misbehaving students. One day as this was happening in one of my classes another student nearby jumped out of his seat punched the teacher really hard on the upper arm and said "you can't do that". There was total silence for a few moments and the teacher didn't know what to do or say and in the end went back to his desk and continued the class.
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