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[Boerseun]

I wonder...

When I was in school, caning was a common form of punishment. This was up to the age of 18; granted - for kids in high school, caning was reserved for major offences only.

Caning, and any other form of corporal punishment have now been banned completely. And all the schools are complaining that discipline has gone for a ball of crap since. Fair enough, it could be said that discipline bred from fear isn't the best of ideas, but hey - in a class of 30-odd kids, it got the job done. And those kids who didn't cause any problems, kids who were there to learn and not cause a ruckus, ultimately benefitted from it.

I think saying that a slap on the bum will necessarily lead to the cappin' of some homie's ass is a bit of an oversimplification. A slap on the bum will define the authority your dad/mom has over you when you're at the age where they can't really explain it to you otherwise - your mind hasn't developed to the point yet where you can follow a big argument or explanation.

Corporal punishment? I'm all for it. Our schools are now falling apart because they have banned corporal punishment without providing a suitable alternative.