VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Matt Westwood|DATE|1377244293|CONTENT|@Stonyground: And, like children, have this frightening capacity for behaviour that is desperately inhumane and vicious, unless kept in check by the application of severe discipline from elders and betters.

A particular playground trait is the serious physical violence inflicted against one who is known to have broken a school rule, or having got on the wrong side of a teacher etc., out of a deliberately misplaced feeling of duty to punish a perpetrator, whereas in fact it&#039;s just an excuse to indulge in that most delightful and emotionally intoxicating of pastimes: that of inflicting pain and anguish against a fellow human being.

Yep, that&#039;s the headspace of many people who profess religious conviction: an excuse to indulge in the most vile and obnoxious sadism because it&#039;s sanctioned. Fact is, the adrenalin kick experienced by violence is a heady and addictive drug. If you don&#039;t stop perpetrators of violence (and indeed, if you condone such violence), they get worse. (Assad, Mugabe - you listening?)|EMAIL|prime.mover@proofwiki.org|IP-ADDRESS|81.142.211.61|MODERATIONFLAG|