Podcast for 10 February 2014

[MrBogosity]

[mp3]http://podcast.bogosity.tv/mp3s/BogosityPodcast-2014-02-10.mp3[/mp3]


Co-Host: Daniel Wilcox

News of the Bogus:

• 1:03 - Gibson Commemorates Fed Raid with Government Series II Les Paul http://reason.com/blog/2014/02/01/gibson-commemorate-fed-raid-with-governm
• 3:44 - School ditches rules and loses bullies http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/school-ditches-rules-and-loses-bullies-5807957
• 9:37 - Elementary school takes lunches away from students owing account balances http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/elementary-school-takes-away-students--lunches-due-outstanding-balances-on-accounts-174726995.html
• 11:22 - Kentucky Senate passes bill to let computer programming satisfy foreign-language requirement http://www.courier-journal.com/viewart/20140128/NEWS0101/301280100/Kentucky-Senate-passes-bill-let-computer-programming-satisfy-foreign-language-requirement

16:11 - Biggest Bogon Emitter: California http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/29/california-regulator-seeks-to-shut-down-learn-to-code-bootcamps/

19:41 - Idiot Extraordinaire: Suze Orman https://www.change.org/petitions/mandate-the-credit-bureaus-to-include-debit-card-holders-information-on-credit-reports

This Week's Quote: "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." —John F. Kennedy

[dallen68]

In re: The school that dropped the playground rules.

I would propose that the reason for this dramatic improvement is the possibility of retaliation. With many "no hitting rules", for example, the policy is to punish both students involved; which means if Bully hits Innocent, both get detention. However, if no one sees Bully hit Innocent, no matter how much Innocent protests, it never happened. Therefore, Innocent is the only one with detention. Children learn this quickly, so after a day or two of kindergarten Innocent doesn't fight back, and Bully is well aware of this. If there isn't a "no hitting rule", Bully knows that Innocent is free to retaliate and thus create a situation of equilibrium.

[Dallas Wildman]

Man to think I nominated THAT item for Idiot Extraordinaire

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