When it comes to children, they tend to make mistakes, that's a given; but as children get older their mistakes tend to grow as they do. When it comes to punishments for young children, some parents may stick to spankings, and others are totally against it, saying that it is wrong and doesn’t always work. Some parents don’t believe in hitting their children so they use other methods of punishment for misbehaving juveniles such as chores, loss of privileges and maybe a good scolding. These methods may even teach kids that violence is not the answer to everything and that two wrongs don’t make a right. Researchers say physical punishment actually alters the brain, not only in an "I'm traumatized" kind of way but also in an "I literally have less
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In 1994, an 18 year old American by the name of Michael Fay was sentenced on March 3 to four months in jail, a fine of 3,500 Singapore dollars (US$2,214 or £1,514 at the time), and six cainings to the buttocks. When the news reached the U.S., a majority of its people were furious on how “harsh” it was to sentence a person who has committed a nonviolent crime to such a violent punishment. Some other Americans and most of Singapore, believed that his sentence was just. These people had pointed out that “harsh” punishments keep Singapore’s people in line and reduce crime; they believe that maybe America’s justice system should make their Justice system more severe to reduce crime in America too. Some had even pointed out that crime levels were less in Singapore than in America. The level of crime in Singapore was at 12.72 and ranked 92nd in the world, while in America the level was at 55.84 and ranked at the 30th. Concluding that America’s Crime level was 4 times more than Singapore during 1994. Sure the crime rate was lower in Singapore than in America, but the population of America was much larger than Singapore’s at that time. So of course Singapore’s crime rate is going to be lower, their country was 77 times smaller than it was in America in the year 1994. The population of Singapore was
In 1994, an 18 year old American by the name of Michael Fay was sentenced on March 3 to four months in jail, a fine of 3,500 Singapore dollars (US$2,214 or £1,514 at the time), and six cainings to the buttocks. When the news reached the U.S., a majority of its people were furious on how “harsh” it was to sentence a person who has committed a nonviolent crime to such a violent punishment. Some other Americans and most of Singapore, believed that his sentence was just. These people had pointed out that “harsh” punishments keep Singapore’s people in line and reduce crime; they believe that maybe America’s justice system should make their Justice system more severe to reduce crime in America too. Some had even pointed out that crime levels were less in Singapore than in America. The level of crime in Singapore was at 12.72 and ranked 92nd in the world, while in America the level was at 55.84 and ranked at the 30th. Concluding that America’s Crime level was 4 times more than Singapore during 1994. Sure the crime rate was lower in Singapore than in America, but the population of America was much larger than Singapore’s at that time. So of course Singapore’s crime rate is going to be lower, their country was 77 times smaller than it was in America in the year 1994. The population of Singapore was