The man did the right thing. More tough love from fathers and father figures are needed to improve things in the Black community. Hopefully the kid will get on the right track.
C’mon man. It’s akin to saying toss a little spackle and paint on the Titanic and she’s as good as new. Not happening. Impossible.
In other news, this is actually really good (and it comes from France no less): http://youtu.be/fYJB-wjrGsM
Personally I don’t believe in beating kids, it may work a lot of the time but it’s lazy, breeds resentment, and encourages violence.
In any case doing it to SOMEONE ELSE’s kids is great way to get tossed in prison.
Before he met my mom my dad lived with some chick who had a son, one day when she as out the kid did something (put my dad’s toothbrush in the toilet I think, not positive on that) and he smacked the kid real good. He just gathered up his stuff and left rather than deal with the mom’s reaction.
Corporal punishment for adult criminals might be a good idea though, flogging. The stocks.