Man accused of killing teacher 21 years after beating

This story is the result of corporal punishment running rampant in schools.

I was angry for years after being beaten by school personnel in grade school. I can almost guarantee you that it would eat you up inside if it ever happened to you.

In South Korea, a 37-year-old man is accused of fatally stabbing a former teacher over corporal punishment that occurred in 1987, when he was a high school freshman. The beating was dished out when he was accused of cheating on a test - a charge he continues to deny.

The man had been visiting the teacher's school lately in search of an apology, but the instructor refused to apologize.

The teacher couldn't admit he was wrong, could he? Even if the cheating allegation was true, it didn't warrant ruthlessly beating a student. For the record, I believe that the cheating accusation was false. Why else would a 37-year-old man continue to maintain his innocence over something that happened in high school?

If that school district in Korea was anything like my home county in Kentucky was, it was a place where schools reigned and kids obeyed - even when the school was wrong. If a student stepped out of line, by golly, they heard about it. In much of Campbell County, Kentucky, schoolchildren were considered lower than dirt.

I'm not saying it isn't a shame someone ended up being killed. My point is that if you treat kids like garbage, they will resent it, and they will carry it into adulthood. Forever.

(Source: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/11/117_34163.html)