> Don’t tell me these tactics don’t work. I'd like to see a citation they do work. E.g., something tells me "preventative" unreported domestic violence would

> Don’t tell me these tactics don’t work. I'd like to see a citation they do work. E.g., something tells me "preventative" unreported domestic violence would rise. If the increase is high enough it could easily be argued that the tactic hasn't worked but instead just pushed crime out of the public eye. (Or potentially increasing overall violence.) Edit: also, probably shifting the violence toward the youth as they don't have the same impulse control as the adults. Good luck, future generations! Double edit: IIRC the vast majority of studies on corporal punishment state that it increases the likelihood of aggression in the child as they develop. So double good luck, future generations!!