The ethics of corporal punishment

Sympathetic Recruit (whose pal has had his ears boxed by exasperated sergeant). "'E didn't ought to do that, did 'e?" The Injured One. "It don't matter if 'e did ought or if 'e didn't ought, 'e dun it, didn't 'e?"

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Sympathetic Recruit (whose pal has had his ears boxed by exasperated sergeant). "'E didn't ought to do that, did 'e?" The Injured One. "It don't matter if 'e did ought or if 'e didn't ought, 'e dun it, didn't 'e?"