Not entirely in disagreement with you, Al: just feel two sides to every 'arsehole' allegation. I agree re Xtian Bros' gross & notorious overuse; but think in turn of my clergy friend's nice young daughter's feelings of let-down when nothing adequate done to the yobbo who abused her! Remember, you got that slipper to reinforce your own discipline; whereas, as Head of Upper School, my job was to provide support for the likes of that young woman, & it was essential for any young teacher put in her invidious situation to feel that something adequate had been done to express her, and the school community's as a whole [including most parents'], outrage with her abuser. I generally had parental support in such a case.

~M~