FBI statistic support the conclusion that there is a direct, positive correlations between rate of violent crimes in an area of the U.S. and rate of school paddlings in that same area. Does one cause the other—no way to know but the relationship is interesting.
And let’s face it, in places where CP has been banned, it is very likely to stay banned. Perhaps rather than bemoaning the loss of the good old days of strict physical discipline seem through rose colored glasses, it would be better to expend energy at looking at the realities as they are today and trying to be proactive in actually evaluating and improving what is within the parameters that exist