Their parents are to blame too, as they are drunk, undiciplined morons catatonic in front of their TV's. They hit their kids for no reason, making punishment senseless, driving them from their homes.
I believe this is the point I was trying to make Kiya. I think punishment with no explanation is wrong. A child has to know why he was smacked. Punishment should never go too far either. Another common problem in 'problem' families.
In the wrong sitiation such as this violence begets violence. I've seen it too. To ban spanking of children alltogether is totally stupid though. If done right with an appropriate lecture then it is the best form of dicipline.
For example. You 'ground' a child and lock him in his room for a night, totally ignoring him/her. I would find this much more useless than explaining why they were being punished and giving a 'short, sharp shock' which they remember far better.
The kids in your neighborhood are simply not being punished properly IMO. Same as I have seen on council estates in the UK. Stupid people should not be allowed to procreate, frankly.
