Some kids have no respect for teachers. One dad didn’t want that to be his kid, but he knew his son was making his teacher’s life hell. The dad told the teen to straighten up or else. When the boy didn’t, the fed-up father made good on his word.
Bradley Howard, a 17-year-old high school student from Texas, was constantly getting in trouble in his physics class. Each day, it seemed his parents were getting yet another call or email to say Bradley had misbehaved again. His dad, who’s also named Bradley but goes by Brad, was fed up with the bad reports regarding his son’s behavior…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>
“I like to talk a lot, and so my teacher kept emailing my dad about it,” Bradley admitted to Buzzfeed News. While that might sound like a small infraction, it was becoming a big problem. Bradley was disrupting the entire class and negatively impacting his peers. Unable to get Bradley under control, his physics teacher wanted the boy’s parents to help remedy the situation.
Brad understood that his son liked “to be the life of the party, which gets him in trouble from time to time,” he said, but he also knew there was a time and a place to socialize. Physics class wasn’t it, so Brad told Bradley it was time to straighten up at school. “For some reason, I said, ‘Hey, if we get another call, I’m going to show up in school and sit beside you in class,’” Brad recalled.
Unfortunately for both Dad Brad and Teen Bradley, that call came. Although Bradley never expected his father to follow through, Brad knew that part of being a good parent was sticking to your word, even when you really didn’t want to. “Friday is my only day off, so my wife wakes me up and says, ‘Brad, it’s time for you to go to school.’ I thought, ‘Oh no, what have I done?’” the dad admitted.
With Bradley none the wiser, Brad headed to school and took a seat at his son’s desk and waited for his boy to arrive. His social son entered the room, and initially, he was so busy talking, he didn’t even realize his dad was there. “I didn’t even notice him until after I had said hi to all of my friends, but I was super shocked,” Bradley recalled.
“I was a bit nervous being there among the teenagers,” said Brad, admitting the high school experience was really a lot for him to take in. “Mentally, I hadn’t prepared to go into a situation like that,” he explained. “I think they had a good time,” he added, saying that his son’s friends seemed to enjoy seeing him there, “especially knowing that Bradley was put in an uncomfortable situation.” READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
Bradley’s friends weren’t the only ones who got a kick out of it, either. His sister liked it so much, she posted evidence of her brother’s embarrassing incident in a family group chat. Affectionately referring to her brother as “B2,” she wrote, “Dad told B2 if we get another complaint about his behavior from his physics teacher that dad was going to sit in class with him. We got a call yesterday so here is dad this morning!”
Of course, she included a photo for the family to enjoy before posting a screenshot of the conversation and the photo to social media, where even more people got to enjoy it. Overall, most found it pretty funny, but many saw more than just the humor in the situation. They saw a loving father, deploying great parenting and going the extra mile to get through to his son.
“I pray it was a one-time thing,” the elder Brad admitted, adding that the physics teacher was grateful, but being his son’s babysitter at school isn’t something he wanted to have to continue to do in the future. But, it’s unlikely he’ll have to do this again. He showed his son and his other children that their dad means what he says. So, it’s a safe bet, they will heed his warnings from now on.
Sometimes, simply being present and following through is the best discipline you can give. It proves that we mean what we say and that we will go out of our way to ensure our kids learn the life lessons we’re trying to teach them. Empty threats are a parent’s biggest mistake.
Not only does it tell them that they don’t have to take us seriously, but it also sends a message that they aren’t worth the effort of following through. Luckily, Brad Howard is a better dad than that. Hopefully, his story inspires other parents to be better too.
After their infamous plot to destroy parliament was foiled, Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators received one of the most severe judicial sentences in English history: hanging, drawing and quartering. According to the Treason Act 1351 , this punishment involved…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>
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Michelle SpearProfessor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
That you be drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution, where you shall be hanged by the neck and being alive cut down, your privy members shall be cut off and your bowels taken out and burned before you, your head severed from your body and your body divided into four quarters to be disposed of at the King’s pleasure.
This process aimed not only to inflict excruciating pain on the condemned, but to serve as a deterrent – demonstrating the fate of those who betrayed the Crown. While Fawkes reportedly jumped from the gallows – which meant he avoided the full extent of his punishment – his co-conspirators apparently weren’t so lucky.
By dissecting each stage of this medieval punishment from an anatomical perspective, we can understand the profound agony each of them endured.
Torture for confession
Before his public execution on January 31 1606, Fawkes was tortured to force a confession about his involvement in the “gunpowder plot”.
The Tower of London records confirm that King James I personally authorised “the gentler tortures first”. Accounts reveal that Fawkes was stretched on the rack – a device designed to slowly pull the limbs in opposite directions. This stretching inflicted severe trauma on the shoulders, elbows and hips, as well as the spine.
The forces exerted by the rack probably exceeded those required for joint or hip dislocation under normal conditions.
Substantive differences between Fawkes’ signatures on confessions between November 8 and shortly before his execution may indicate the amount of nerve and soft tissue damage sustained. It also illustrates how remarkable his final leap from the gallows was.
Stage 1: hanging (partial strangulation)
After surviving the torture of the rack, Fawkes and his gang faced the next stage of their punishment: hanging. But this form of hanging only partially strangled the condemned – preserving their consciousness and prolonging their suffering.
Partial strangulation exerts extreme pressure on several critical neck structures. The hyoid bone , a small u-shaped structure above the larynx, is prone to bruising or fracture under compression .
Simultaneously, pressure on the carotid arteries restricts blood flow to the brain, while compression of the jugular veins causes pooling of blood in the head – probably resulting in visible haemorrhages in the eyes and face.
Because the larynx and trachea (both essential for airflow) are partially obstructed, this makes breathing laboured. Strain on the cervical spine and surrounding muscles in the neck can lead to tearing, muscle spasms or dislocation of the vertebra – causing severe pain. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
Fawkes brought his agony to a premature end by leaping from the gallows. Accounts from the time tell us:
His body being weak with the torture and sickness, he was scarce able to go up the ladder – yet with much ado, by the help of the hangman, went high enough to break his neck by the fall.
This probably caused him to suffer a bilateral fracture of his second cervical vertebra, assisted by his own bodyweight – an injury known as the “hangman’s fracture” .
Stage 2: Drawing (disembowelment)
After enduring partial hanging, the victim would then be “drawn” – a process which involved disembowelling them while still alive. This act mainly targeted the organs of the abdominal cavity – including the intestines, liver and kidney, as well as major blood vessels such as the abdominal aorta.
The physiological response to disembowelment would have been immediate and severe. The abdominal cavity possesses a high concentration of pain receptors – particularly around the membranous lining of the abdomen . When punctured, these pain receptors would have sent intense pain signals to the brain, overwhelming the body’s capacity for pain management . Shock would soon follow due to the rapid drop in blood pressure caused by massive amounts of blood loss.
Stage 3: quartering (dismemberment)
Quartering was also supposed to be performed while the victim was still alive. Though no accounts exist detailing at what phase victims typically lost consciousness during execution, it’s highly unlikely many survived the shock of being drawn.
So, at this stage, publicity superseded punishment given the victim’s likely earlier demise. Limbs that were removed from criminals were preserved by boiling them with spices. These were then toured around the country to act as a deterrent for others.
Though accounts suggest Fawkes’s body parts were sent to “the four corners of the United Kingdom”, there is no specific record of what was sent where. However, his head was displayed in London .
Traitor’s punishment
The punishment of hanging, drawing and quartering was designed to be as anatomically devastating as it was psychologically terrifying. Each stage of the process exploited the vulnerabilities of the human body to create maximum pain and suffering, while also serving as a grim reminder of the consequences of treason.
This punishment also gives us an insight into how medieval justice systems used the body as a canvas for social and political messaging. Fawkes’s fate, though unimaginable today, exemplifies the extremes to which the state could, and would, go to maintain control, power and authority over its subjects.
The sentence of hanging, drawing and quartering was officially removed from English law as part of the Forfeiture Act of 1870 .
There are many unusual things happening across the world. Children are charming and lovely, yet others are really dangerous and have been involved in a variety of illegal activities in society.
Joshua Phillips stabbed his neighbor’s eight-year-old daughter and put the girl’s body under his bed at home. After eight days, his mother discovered the body.
Joshua Phillips was fourteen years old when he committed this act, according to reports, and he was sentenced to life in jail.
Take a look at how Joshua Phillips is now.
2. Eric Smith:
Eric Smith, according to sources, was condemned to life in jail many years ago. Eric Smith was just 13 years old when he hit a 4-year-old boy with a rock and killed him.
Following multiple conversations with Eric, he stated that he was bullied by several senior kids at his school and that he killed the youngster because he was irritated and upset. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
3. Lionel Tate:
Lionel Tate was one of the youngest people to get a life sentence.
According to sources, when he was 13 years old, Lionel Tate killed his neighbor’s six-year-old daughter.
Lionel Tate claimed he was boxing with the young girl.
4. Brian Lee Draper:
Brian Lee Draper was sentenced to life in prison in 2006 for murdering a classmate, according to reports.
The murder was committed by Brian Lee Draper and his friend Torey Adamcik, who was sixteen years old at the time.
Parents should always endeavor to teach their children how to be good children, as well as pray for them.
A woman named Stella Namwanje was arrested in Uganda for allegedly committing an atrocious act against her neighbor’s baby. Reports indicate that she was caught on video defecating and urinating on the infant before feeding him the waste. This shocking behavior has drawn widespread condemnation and raised serious concerns about the child’s welfare…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>
The incident took place in the Binyonyi A area of the Nyendo-Mukungwe division. Local authorities acted swiftly after the disturbing footage circulated on social media, prompting community outrage. The police have since taken Namwanje into custody to investigate the circumstances surrounding her actions and ensure the safety of the child.
The case has sparked discussions about the need for stronger measures to protect vulnerable individuals, especially children, from abuse. It highlights the alarming reality of child torture and the psychological issues that may drive such behavior. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
As the investigation unfolds, the community is rallying to support the affected family and prevent similar incidents in the future. The legal proceedings against Namwanje will likely focus on the extent of her actions and the necessary repercussions for such a heinous crime.