Are you serious?

I just can't believe this. Sure, corporal punishment by anyone other than a family member isn't on, but this?

Under the draft version of the Educational and Care Services National Act, you can no longer separate a child from the body of the group.

Supervisors must "ensure that a child being educated and cared for by the service is not separated from other children for any reason other than illness or an accident", the regulations state.

Wow. Are we so evil that we are unable to conceive of power ever being used for the good of children but only to abuse them?

Guess so.

Anything goes in Texas

Apparently the Texas House of Representatives doesn't really bother looking too closely at the fine print of the bills that it passes. Back in April 1971, Rep. Tom Moore thought he'd see just how bad it could get. So he sponsored a resolution honouring the venerable Albert de Salvo:

This compassionate gentleman’s dedication and devotion to his work has enabled the weak and the lonely throughout the nation to achieve and maintain a new degree of concern for their future. He has been officially recognized by the state of Massachusetts for his noted activities and unconventional techniques involving population control and applied psychology.

Moore's facts are ostensibly correct. He did, however, omit to mention that Albert de Salvo's particular contributions at 'population control' were also the activities that earned him the moniker "the Boston Strangler".

The measure passed unanimously.