Have you ever talked back to your boss/teacher/superior?

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Last night, I remembered the time when I went up against my teacher when she made me stand up because I gave the wrong answer to an easy question. I told her what she was doing was "capital punishment" and I didn't like it. The whole room went quiet and my friends all looked at me like I was insane lol :D There followed an argument in which she told me her rules and if I didn't like it I should just move to another section. She let me stay after class and gave me a lecture about respecting elders in a serious but oddly calm manner. This incident became somewhat of a sensation since no one ever talked back to that professor in public before. I was retelling the experience over again to curious students who asked me about it the following weeks. Oddly enough, this also caused the professor to respect me more and we became casual (albeit uncomfortable) friends. Have you ever talked back to a boss or superior when you had your career or education on the line?