In a world that has become so unpredictable, it’s reassuring to know some things can be counted on; Nothing in this country is as consistently bat-guano crazy as is the NRA these days.

In today’s nut-case Olympic feat, NRA board member and Texas State Rifle Association chief Charles Cotton won the whack-o-net while complaining about a proposal in the Texas state legislature that would prohibit public school employees from spanking, slapping, beating or beheading students. OK. Maybe beheading wasn’t in the bill. Why Texas has waited this long to keep teachers from beating students is another story for another time.

Today’s story is about Cotton. He likes the idea of slapping some sense into anybody’s youngin who smarts off or gets some ‘tude at school. And he is tot-slappin’ mad about the bill. Of course you just know some sissy measure like that would come from a Texas Democrat, tired of hearing about teachers whacking good sense into kids.

Brendan James of Talking Point Media quoted Cotton in an intertubes thread saying:

“I’m sick of this woman and her, ‘don’t touch my kid regardless what he/she did or will do again’ attitude,” Cotton wrote in a thread titled “HB567: Corporal punishment in schools.” And he added, “Perhaps a good paddling in school may keep me from having to put a bullet in him later.”

Now you have to keep all this in perspective. This is from a state that is also proposing a law that would allow teachers to legally shoot kids for damaging or threatening school property. You have to remember that Texas, like the rest of the South, is the most violent part of the country. And Texas leads the nation in states where more people per capita are killed by fighting with their bare hands than anywhere else. So what’s a little S&M among kiddies and teachers at school?  But even in Texas, folks have got to wonder why the answer to everything for the NRA is “to put a bullet in him?”

So. Questions about who’s inside the pocket and heart of more elected officials than anyone in the country? Questions about where to get reach Cotton for parenting classes or as a cheap babysitter? Questions about why the country needs to reel these folks in before we all get hurt?

As a parent here in the West, we encouraged our kids to talk it out and “don’t hit.” I have to admit, however, that I’m even more frightened when people like Cotton agree to “use your words.” Please, don’t.

24 replies on “PERRYBLOG: NRA’s newest nuttiness recommends whacking kids now so we don’t have to shoot ’em later”

  1. Every rant of yours is becoming less and less lucid. Please have yourself checked, it may be something serious.

  2. Wow. This is pretty far out. You seem to hate everyone from the south (Especially Texas) and the nra. I think John is right. You better seek out some competent professionals for help.

    1. The CSA lost the War of Northern Aggression unless you weren’t paying attention. So, easy to hate the traitorous states.

      1. That is a bit before my time. I don’t think most people feel that way. I am a yankee but have a lot of friends and family down south.

  4. So the idea that trying to discipline children so that they don’t become a burden or threat to society is crazy? In your sad little world, that probably makes sense.

    1. Just so I have this straight, you’re ok with having a teacher or school official whale away on one or more of your kids with a paddle?

      1. Michael Bolomberg, the self appointed adversary of NRA said last week that “95% of murder” is committed by “minority youth.”
        Bloomberg had “walking while black” stop and frisk, and his NYPD shot an among number of black youth.
        So you are ok with cops shooting kids instead?

        1. So only black kids should get beat by teachers? you are such a racist injecting race into everything you read. Get a grip.

          2. I just really do not understand how racists like you inject race into EVERYTHING. Just complete the crazy circle in your head and explain how this article is about New York’s minority youth. Get a grip, get past race. It’s sad that is all you can think about.

          3. ‘racist, racist, racist, racist, racist’ sure you don’t work for Sharpton, you sound exactly like him.

          4. What a sad troll of a man you are. Following people around the Internet posting sad pathetic attempts at arousal. I always wonder what sad little men like you do in real life. Steal candy from babies? Push little kids around?

        2. I’m with ezaspie, I guess you want black kids walloped because you believe the offhanded (and yes, racist) Bloomberg (check your spelling) statement. And I guess you see this walloping business as a sure cure for cops killing kids later on. I doubt if it would have helped that little kid in Cleveland who got wasted within two seconds of the cop getting out of his car.

          2. He just called Bloomberg’s comment racist, hardly condoning it. I suppose she can read, just not comprehend.

          3. Read my posts again, especially the one above your latest post, and I think you’ll know my views on the subject.

          4. The ‘little kid’ was carrying a look-alike gun, WITHOUT the orange nose piece, they look amazing real, should the officer have waited to be shot first?

          5. Nah, everyone knows that with 300,000,000 guns floating around now — one for every man, woman, and child — that every kid has a gun. And is it good policing to drive up on the sidewalk right next to the kid and plug him almost immediately? There appeared to be nobody in the immediate vicinity. I thought the days of the wild west were over, but I guess some people want to bring them back. With 300 million guns, we’re definitely there. Your folks have won, gofastgo. No doubt about it. Hope you feel safer.

          6. I’m delighted everyone has a gun, more citizens can take action needed to protect themselves. As far as this case goes, the cop told the young man to ‘drop the weapon’ he didn’t comply and was shot. Too many cops are shot trying to be negotiators and being afraid of the consequence of being involved in a shooting. Look at the latest fool who was shot, ‘they’ are protesting that shooting too. What is it the black race wants? Complete immunity from anything having to do with being lawful? Apparently so. And btw, I’m over it.

          7. The “black race”? Interesting and revealing. Better keep your piece close by to protect against all them darkies. OK, go fast, I’m done here. I know enough.

  5. You my friend are the one who is not quite carrying your full load, at least not in your brain department that is. I haven’t heard that kind of stupid diatribe since Warner Bros. quit drawing the loud mouthed blow hard of a fat slob chicken Foghorn Leghorn cartoon fighting with the farm dog. You belong there with the other Looney Tunes.

  6. The author of this story is a supporter of Michael Bloomberg.
    Do you think he will DARE write an article on Michael Bloomberg last week saying 95% of gun murder is commit by minority youth.
    The head of the largest and in fact the four largest anti gun rights groups, has said that 5% or less of murder is committed by non minorities.

  7. Allow me this observation. I went to public school long ago, when ‘batting’ a kid was fine, not used often, because children, like most other living things, ‘learn’ bad behaviors will not be tolerated. I learned the multiplication tables (use them daily in my mind) spell better than most today with nothing more than that education, can form sentences, be understandable, and am capable of commenting with the authority of research. Something else we didn’t have then, ‘attention deficit disease’ yes disease. Oh, we had kids who got out of control, and they were sent to the ‘cloak room’ for a time out, when they returned, they were miraculously cured of their acting out, amazing! Now, it’s a medicated disease, as is alcoholism, and drug dependence, what a world. Don’t teach ‘right from wrong’, instead, coddle, understand, medicate, that’s the ticket.

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