Corporal Punishment Hurts Society

Corporal punishment (CP) is the archaic method of curbing unsuitable behaviour by deliberately inflicting pain without injury. CP normally goes by the names: "beating," "hitting," "spanking," "paddling," "swatting," and "caning." (Benatar 1) Originating in Europe for minor judicial and educational misconducts in the 11th century, CP was a cruel and abusive way of correcting improper behaviour. CP principles were no different than classical conditioning, with pain as the stimulus. CP was far the most popular form …

…behaviour without having to resort to violence and contributing to societies acceptance of violence through corporal punishment. With pressures from lobbyist groups, and nations, together through global collective agreement, corporal punishment will become just a page in history. Violence will become more subdued, a significant decrease in domestic disputes/abuses across the globe will be prevalent, and fewer children will choose to become bullies at school. Society will have one less thing to worry about.