Why have we as a society become so squeamish about corporal punishment ?
Most civilised societies depending on your definition of civilised, have abolished school corporal punishment. Why ?
Why are we outraged at the thought of a schoolboy or girl being caned ?
We seem to object to the idea of an individual having the authority to inflict a measured amount of pain as a punishment. Why ?
Six of the best was a salutary punishment that hurt, it was meant to, as those of us that received the dreaded six of the best can all to readily testify to. What is wrong with that?