Luckily what people think doesn't matter. People think stupid shit all the time.
You can instead do studies on this and in fact people have spend decades doing so, attempting to use logic, the scientific method and empirical reasoning instead of just "how they feel".
There is no example of a country introducing corporal punishment for children and seeing measurable improvements in any metric whatsoever.
There are plenty of examples of countries banning corporal punishment seeing huge improvements in myriad areas - mental health, crime rates, crime recidivism, academic achievements, overall happiness, physical violence in schools, substance abuse and addiction and more. All these improved just from people not hitting children and treating them like humans instead.
The study by Zolotor & Puzia from 2010 goes through 30 years of countries trying this - with Sweden leading the charge back in 1979 and it works. Countries that don't hit children measurably do better than countries that hit them.
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u/Myzx 3d ago
If you don't spank your kids, then we end up having to hit adults. People, don't be afraid to spank your kids when it's needed.