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On Sept. 1, school beatings were banned from Britain's private schools, bringing them in line with state-run schools where caning was outlawed 13 years ago.
"People who cannot be subdued with pepper spray alone, but require repeated, severe beatings.
Kids like Tommie J., made a ward of the court because of repeated beatings by an alcoholic father; Alice, sent to a group home to get help because of severe behavior disorders; and John H., a recovering alcoholic, rebuilding a relationships with his family so they can live together again.
Branch's most powerful scenes are his unflinching descriptions of the horrors endured by hundreds of activists, from the "medieval privations of ," to barbaric beatings by , to the arson and murder committed by . When TV cameras covered events like these, the nation was riveted, but often these individual sacrifices went unnoticed by reporters swooning over King.
City Sheriff's department is investigating the possibility that beatings of accused child molesters were allegedly encouraged by deputies working in the men's central jail and resulted in at least one homicide.