[derekgas]

There are plenty of people who have stated on here that corporal punishment did them no harm, and they adhered to the rules in school and society in general because of it, so if the parents have seen this work, and many used the same methods until recent years, there has to be a link! The unruly (if that is the right word) parents, that dont care for thier children are, in my opinion, the ones who were born since corporal punishment was abolished, they dont respect much, hence the youngsters dont either.
I had teachers at school who, because of the fact they were a large physical presence, or had a very authoritative voice, had the children more or less behaving, the rest relied on punishment!