Word: misbehaviors
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...However, one must note, Thairu is probably insane. His charming and jocular manner undoubtedly hides horrible pain inflicted by various disciplinarians. Pain that he discusses with seeming indifference. He was only whipped once during high school, though he admitted, laughing in the way Americans reserve for fond reminiscence of misbehavior, that he "can't count the number of strokes" he took during primary school...
...Nyatta and Thairu seem to view traditional American reactions to misbehavior as wimpy and useless. "You're told you have 10 hours of detention, so what? You're in a room reading a book," Thairu said, apparently forgetting the lessons of The Breakfast Club. By contrast, they feel corporal punishment keeps order while instilling morals. "Practically, it's very useful," Nyatta said. "It shows you the difference between right and wrong," Thairu adds...
...computer from a remote location." There's no proof that this did (or didn't) happen, but all the same, Deutch was stripped of his security clearance in August, when Tenet learned of the breach. Tenet, meanwhile, is trying desperately to distance himself from his former boss's misbehavior. But, says Calabresi, all his effort may be too little, too late. "This scandal significantly decreases Tenet's chances of staying on at the CIA during a Republican administration...