#438 Should Victims Of Physical Abuse In Schools Be Compensated?

The Niall Boylan Podcast (They Told Me To Shut Up)

In this powerful and thought-provoking episode, host Niall opens the phone lines to the public on a highly emotional and divisive issue: Should people who suffered physical abuse at the hands of teachers before corporal punishment was outlawed in 1982 be entitled to compensation?

As the calls come in, listeners hear a wide range of passionate opinions. Some callers argue that society cannot keep paying for the wrongs of the past, especially when they were legal at the time. Others insist that the damage done to victims is lifelong and that justice demands recognition—and reparation—no matter how much time has passed.

This is a raw, honest, and often uncomfortable conversation about accountability, trauma, and how we reckon with the darker chapters of our shared history.