Jackie , as Ive mentioned many times before when arguing over my first caning with other staff , said ‘All I’ve done is let a cat cut his claws , and take his rightful place in the pride.’ I see that as , in those days an appropriate metaphor. Our codes were not as extensive on social niceties as KK’s , but were supplemented by lots of meaningless ‘bumf’ regarding names of places , geography of the school, bounds, history , tradition and , most important the school pecking order .
Perhaps this is why today I see the foundations of institutionalized bullying lay in the very traditions and the very mottoes of the school. But as Ive said before , it was seen as to a purpose, albeit a purpose long since marked for extinction. How else do you think we made the rulers of our empire, ?
