Is CP too cruel? I wonder. When I was at school many boys would rather have had a few whacks with a slipper than do a 500 word essay or miss a football match so it can’t have been that bed. It didn’t cure all misbehaviour, of course it didn’t, but what sanction ever has? At least it was quiick and cheap and didn’t damage the child’s future prospects.
Does it teach children to be violent? Since it’s rapid decline in the 70s and 60s, violence in society has rocketed!
All humans, and indeed all animals, face dangers and deterrents every day of their lives. I believe the way we now treat our children is going to backfire on society in the future in a very bad way!