Paddling
| Relationship | Randy says he opposed paddling in schools, describes being paddled himself as a student, and uses that experience to argue against the practice. |
|---|---|
| Sentiment | Negative |
| Assessment | Randy consistently criticizes paddling in schools and presents it as harmful and unjust. |
Paddling is corporal punishment with a wooden paddle, especially the school discipline Randy discusses in two commentary videos. Randy says he is against paddling in schools, describes being paddled as a student, and argues that children should not be subjected to a punishment that would be illegal if used on an adult.
Randy's view
Randy presents paddling in schools as wrong and compares it to assault and battery if done to an adult. He says the practice helped push him out of school, and he tells children not to drop out even though he says paddling had been abolished in many places by the time of the later video.
Related articles
Source note: The transcript support is strong for Randy's opposition to school paddling and his personal experience with it. The record does not add anything beyond that, and it should not be read as evidence about the unnamed teachers beyond Randy's own account.
References
- Randy Johnson, I'm Against Paddlings In Schools (randy commentary), archived transcript.
- Randy Johnson, Paddlings in Schools (randy commentary), archived transcript.