Not really. Sometimes it happens when the parent "don't" hit the punk ass kid "enough". They think they can do whatever the hell they want and speak to adults with disrespect. Say things like "I hate you", or "go to hell" and other assortment of things. Now come on, should a kid ever speak to his or her parents like this?
Or alternatively, like that kid on this forum, "You can't use MY (*cough* *cough*) computer b/c you didn't let me drive your car"..
Right..
I remember, when I was in junior high about 10 years ago, there was this girl who used to frikkin swear at the teacher every chance she got. They would fight every single day. And no, it wasn't the teachers fault. The problem with the Canadian government is that they protect children "too much". It's great to protect them against abuse of course, but not the extent where a parent can't show em who's boss :-\..
And yeah. In *this* case, the bus driver shouldn't have hit the kid. I think a good balance between abuse and decipline is to give the ability to hit, only to parents. I mean, for goodness sake, if a parent wants to abuse a kid, he or she is not gonna let the "law" stand in the way.. :-\. It only gets in the way of legitimate punishment..