Spare the rod and spoil the child?
<p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="teenaged">teenaged</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="torturing">torturing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="schoolmate">schoolmate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="leaping">leaping</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buttocks">buttocks</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="appalling">appalling</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delight">delight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="face">face</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> "<span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>".</p><p><span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="perplexed">perplexed</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="heartless">heartless</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="thrash">thrash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="quarrel">quarrel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> "<span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>", <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assailants">assailants</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="make">make</span> <span word="exaggerated">exaggerated</span> <span word="poses">poses</span>". <span word="And">And</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="confessed">confessed</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span>' <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thrashed">thrashed</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="slow">slow</span>" <span word="student">student</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ruthless">ruthless</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bully">bully</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traumatize">traumatize</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>! <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span>, <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="cool">cool</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yunnan">Yunnan</span> <span word="province">province</span> "<span word="taught">taught</span>" <span word="another">another</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="napkin">napkin</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="Similar">Similar</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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