[rjsimmon]

But what also could be true is that the streets may not have been so mean if they were not populated by so many kids who are angry at the world because, among other things, they were spanked.

This brain trust is completely disregarding the effect that the kids' social group has on their attitude. IMHO spanking was not meted out often enough, nor to the right subject.

[lastchance]

Maybe they are angry because they don’t have a father in the ho house. Maybe they are angry because they are told over and over again by the Dem Plantation Overseers that they should be angry. Maybe they are angry because more and more they are shut out from entry level jobs because they lack the work experience and education to justify hiring them at inflated minimum wages. Maybe they are angry because their education has left them so ill prepared to function as independent adults in the real world. Maybe they are angry because they want to be in order to have an excuse for uncivilized and even criminal behavior.

[SeekAndFind]

How do Christians understand this Biblical admonition:

Proverbs 13:24 ESV :

“Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.”

Proverbs 29:15 ESV

“The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.”

Proverbs 23:13-14 ESV

“Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul from Sheol.”