First things first - the priorities of gloal society must exceed points scoring
What a mixed up world of confused agendas and misplaced priorities.Brazilian President da Silva wants to ban spanking. How extensively he wants to apply the new rule, who knows? Hasn't the Brazilian gvernment got bigger fish to fry? Is this really such an issue for such an otherwise progressive and ordered society, given so many more serious issues.
I have friends who have taught in British public schools who report that the withdrawal of discipline has so seriously distorted normative behaviour that if a child swears at or threatens a teacher, benefits of doubt in any hearing will default to the child.
