[RobRoy]

Sorry, I'm not Jewish. I'm Christian and don't have a drop of jewish blood (that I know of). I was referring to the jewish age of accountability. If I were dictator for a day, I would make the age of adulthood (regarding punishment for crimes committed) twelve.

[wardaddy]

Sorry to misunderstand. I can't say either that it was a Jewish thing. The Jewish kids I knew growing up in the South got the rod about the same as the rest of us, but living in Manhattan and knowing a slew of Jewish folks, I was astounded to see how indulgent many of them were with their kids. The kids basically ran the home. These folks despised corporal punishment and this was 20 years ago. Like I said, it may have just been a Manhattan liberal thing.