I think as a society, physical violence is now considered "medieval" or primitive. Even things like spanking a misbehaving child is considered primitive. Whethe

I think as a society, physical violence is now considered "medieval" or primitive. Even things like spanking a misbehaving child is considered primitive. Whether that's justified, that's the current direction society is going. So non-violent methods of punishment will just be easier to sell than more violent methods.