Let me tell you a little story.
When I was in elementary school in the early 1970's, I had a nun, Sister Noreen. She was very strict. Liked using a wooden ruler on students. One morning, I was getting my books from my locker while a classmate, Patricia, was about 3 feet away, chatting with several other girls. It was the day after her birthday and she was showing off her new earrings. Sister Noreen stormed over, yelling that young girls do not wear jewelry. She reached out, and yanked off Patricia's earrings. Sadly, Patricia had just gotten her ears pierced. It was awful. But it did end the hitting. Eventually.
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