Yes, yes, that is my point. Scared Straight is about scaring them, while Officer Friendly is about becoming *less* scary.
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Replying to @TranslatorBot2k @Pastor_Jill and
Lol yes by scaring kids into abiding by the law so that they don’t become unfriendly.
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Replying to @hodaddypan @Pastor_Jill and
One is a carrot, the other is a threat of a stick. People are pointing out the harms of the threat of the stick. You, meanwhile, are trying to claim they're both threats. No. Listen to what *everyone* is saying rather than continuously doubling down when you don't understand.
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Replying to @TranslatorBot2k @Pastor_Jill and
Except that no one is threatening anyone with a stick here. Besides, whether or not this strategy of parenting is effective isn’t particularly relevant. It is common, and so it can’t be held against this guy.
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Replying to @hodaddypan @Pastor_Jill and
"No one is threatening anyone with a stick here" If that's true, this isn't a "Scared Straight" thing: that's what SS is. "It is common" Calling the cops on your kid? No, no it's not. Your argument was that it's common because SS is common...You're just talking in circles.
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Replying to @TranslatorBot2k @Pastor_Jill and
No my argument was that the guy doesn’t deserve the hate that he is getting. I’m saying that whether or not it is effective isn’t particularly relevant.
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Replying to @hodaddypan @Pastor_Jill and
I agree it isn't particularly important whether it's actually effective. But, that's not the only thing that people are calling you on. They're frustrated you're doubling down on other bad arguments/assumptions you're making & just focusing on the point that you think you've won.
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Replying to @TranslatorBot2k @Pastor_Jill and
I’m not doubling down on anything. Plenty of people have said it’s not effective while not providing any evidence that it isn’t just op-Ed pieces.
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Replying to @arthur_affect @TranslatorBot2k and
Do you know what stats are? Has the study been reproduced?
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Ah, now we've become a social science skeptic who is qualified to read and review journal articles, I see
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Replying to @arthur_affect @TranslatorBot2k and
How about you show me any positive evidence that Scared Straight *does* work as opposed to making for a good TV show
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Replying to @arthur_affect @TranslatorBot2k and
You do realize that what I mean by “scared straight” as in the parenting technique that has been used basically forever is vastly different than the “scared straight” programs in which at risk teens talk to inmates, right?
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