A procession of victims
Scott Carney often wonders about and highlights the ills of society that he witnesses around him:
"She always came to school shabbily dressed and her refusal to listen to us was affecting the discipline of the school. We even sent warning letters to her parents but the girl simply refused to tie her hair. On Thursday we cut her hair as punishment, but had no intention of humiliating the girl," said Principle Saloni Khanna in defense of her actions.
Source: Trailing Technology: Teacher Cuts of Student's Hair; School Pillaged
The parents of the child retaliated by wrecking the school.
This piece set me thinking about the succession of victims here:
- the school (of indiscipline among children)
- the child (of the teachers' wrath)
- the school (being wrecked, and also perhaps harassed about its actions)
- the parents (access being denied to their children to schooling)
There could be more victims. Before the incident, for instance, it may have been the mother, burdened with the requirements of the child's grooming and presentation, and also the housework--and perhaps a job and/or the unhelpful husband.
Perhaps, a skilled novelist, rather than an inexperienced blogger trying to make sense, might be able to ferret out all the victims for the next Booker.
I contemplate Karpman's drama triangle, that explains it all and may suggest an escape from the grips of this drama.
An excellent place to begin is the wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karpman_drama_triangle, and the two references given there:
- The Drama Triangle - TA-Tutor.com
- The Three Faces of Victim by Lynne Forrest
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