Re the caning - keeper i put this - not sure if you missed it -
Right r.e caning in school. The only children it would really inspire fear in, are those who could be kept in line with less draconian measures. Those who you would really want it to have an effect on, it wouldn't. Sure, you might hurt them in the short term, but you'll just lose them into society and need to deal with them at a later stage at greater cost. It would be used as a cover for poor teaching, any one questioning the system or teaching would get a smack. Violence breeds violence. There is also the fact that often the