It basically says that if you don't spank your kids the only other alternative is that they run hog wild!
Spanking = good parenting and good kids = safe world.
Not spanking = bad parenting and bad kids = crime!!
Right?
Either you spank...and raise good productive citizens...OR...if you don't spank...you raise brats who have no self control and could very well end up criminals!!!
Right?
I think we've all heard it, and, if you're someone who sees spanking as a valuable parenting tool...you believe it. And, because spanking does give immediate results, I understand why you believe that. I do. But, we have to remember that we're dealing with moral human beings...and just because we do something to them and they give us an "immediate" response...that doesn't tell us what's necessarily actually going on on the inside of them, does it? The only way to tell how spanking really affects kids is to look at the big picture. You have to look at how many in your society spank...and then look at society at large and see how the whole society is doing.
Well...there are people out there who like gathering data. I'm thankful for those people because I'm a person who likes seeing the data they collect...
Doing a search on countries and the % of their population that is incarcerated I found many websites with the same data. Below is a chart I found on one of those sites that has the data laid out quite nicely, I think, showing how many people per 100,000 of the population that are in jail...So, I copied/pasted it here...
And...I added a little detail to the chart...
I also did searches on countries in the world...in which using hitting/spanking/corporal punishment as a parenting tool...is banned and highlighted those countries in yellow.
According to the above graphic...the countries in the top spots for having the most % of their populations in jail are going to be countries in which spanking is banned! Because with more of "this" (spanking) there'd be less of "this" (delinquents/crime). Therefore, countries where spanking is banned...crime should be rampant.
According to a wide variety of sources I find...somewhere around 90% of US parents spank...
So, according to that graphic...the US should be pretty far down on the scale with crime rates well below the countries in which spanking is banned...because more spanking = less crime and if we have 90% of our population spanking...that's almost our whole society...
Here is what the information shows...
Rank
|
Country (or dependent territory)
Countries not in yellow = spanking is not banned
Yellow = country in which spanking is banned
|
Prisoners per
100,000
population
|
1
|
United States of America
|
716
|
2
|
St. Kitts and Nevis
|
649
|
3
|
Seychelles
|
641
|
4
|
Virgin Islands (USA)
|
539
|
5
|
Rwanda
|
527
|
6
|
Georgia
|
514
|
7
|
Cuba
|
510
|
8
|
Russian Federation
|
502
|
9
|
Anguilla (United Kingdom)
|
480
|
10
|
Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
|
460c
|
11
|
Belarus
|
438
|
12
|
El Salvador
|
425
|
13
|
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
|
417
|
14
|
Azerbaijan
|
407
|
14
|
Belize
|
407
|
16
|
Grenada
|
402
|
17
|
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
|
389
|
18
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
387
|
19
|
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
|
385
|
20
|
Barbados
|
377
|
21
|
Bahamas
|
371
|
22
|
St. Maarten (Netherlands)
|
369
|
23
|
Panama
|
366
|
24
|
Dominica
|
356
|
25
|
Palau
|
348
|
26
|
Greenland (Denmark)
|
340
|
27
|
Thailand
|
337
|
28
|
Ukraine
|
334
|
29
|
Iran
|
333
|
30
|
Curaçao (Netherlands)
|
331
|
31
|
Guam (USA)
|
328
|
32
|
Kazakhstan
|
316
|
33
|
Costa Rica
|
314
|
33
|
Lithuania
|
314
|
33
|
Swaziland
|
314c
|
36
|
St. Lucia
|
313
|
37
|
Maldives
|
311c
|
38
|
South Africa
|
310
|
39
|
Latvia
|
304
|
40
|
Puerto Rico (USA)
|
303
|
41
|
French Guiana/Guyane (France)
|
297c
|
42
|
Chile
|
285
|
43
|
Taiwan
|
282
|
44
|
Mongolia
|
280
|
45
|
Uruguay
|
279
|
46
|
Botswana
|
267
|
47
|
Brazil
|
260
|
47
|
Guyana
|
260
|
49
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
259
|
50
|
Estonia
|
252
|
51
|
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)
|
246
|
52
|
Gibraltar (United Kingdom)
|
238
|
52
|
United Arab Emirates
|
238
|
54
|
Singapore
|
237
|
55
|
Israel
|
236
|
56
|
Colombia
|
235
|
57
|
Aruba (Netherlands)
|
228
|
58
|
Samoa (formerly Western Samoa)
|
227
|
59
|
Turkmenistan
|
224
|
60
|
Poland
|
220
|
61
|
Czech Republic
|
218
|
61
|
Montenegro
|
218
|
63
|
Martinique (France)
|
217
|
64
|
Dominican Republic
|
210
|
65
|
Mexico
|
206
|
66
|
Slovakia
|
203
|
67
|
Morocco
|
199
|
68
|
American Samoa (USA)
|
198
|
68
|
Tunisia
|
198
|
70
|
Gabon
|
196
|
71
|
New Zealand
|
194
|
72
|
Namibia
|
191
|
72
|
Suriname
|
191
|
74
|
Peru
|
190
|
75
|
Macau (China)
|
186
|
76
|
Moldova (Republic of)
|
183
|
77
|
Mauritius
|
182
|
78
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
181
|
79
|
Hungary
|
173
|
79
|
Saudi Arabia
|
173
|
81
|
Guernsey (United Kingdom)
|
172
|
82
|
New Caledonia (France)
|
171
|
83
|
Guadeloupe (France)
|
169
|
84
|
Turkey
|
168
|
85
|
Jersey (United Kingdom)
|
167
|
86
|
Jamaica
|
163
|
87
|
Reunion (France)
|
161
|
88
|
Honduras
|
159
|
89
|
Algeria
|
156
|
89
|
Fiji
|
156
|
91
|
Armenia
|
155
|
92
|
Serbia
|
154
|
92
|
United Kingdom: England & Wales
|
154
|
94
|
French Polynesia (France)
|
152
|
94
|
Uzbekistan
|
152c
|
96
|
Tonga
|
151
|
96
|
United Kingdom: Scotland
|
151
|
98
|
Spain
|
150
|
99
|
Romania
|
149
|
99
|
Venezuela
|
149
|
101
|
Albania
|
148
|
102
|
Bulgaria
|
146
|
103
|
Argentina
|
145
|
104
|
Northern Mariana Islands (USA)
|
142
|
105
|
Nauru
|
139
|
106
|
Malta
|
138
|
107
|
Kuwait
|
137
|
108
|
Bahrain
|
136
|
108
|
Ethiopia
|
136
|
110
|
Bhutan
|
135
|
111
|
Hong Kong (China)
|
132
|
112
|
Tajikistan
|
130
|
113
|
Australia
|
129
|
114
|
Isle of Man (United Kingdom)
|
127
|
114
|
Portugal
|
127
|
114
|
Vietnam
|
127
|
117
|
Kenya
|
126
|
117
|
Malaysia
|
126
|
117
|
Zambia
|
126c
|
120
|
Luxembourg
|
124
|
121
|
Kiribati
|
122
|
121
|
Nicaragua
|
122c
|
123
|
China
|
121 or 170[2]
|
123
|
Zimbabwe
|
121c
|
125
|
Myanmar (formerly Burma)
|
120
|
125
|
Tuvalu
|
120
|
127
|
Cameroon
|
119
|
128
|
Burundi
|
118
|
128
|
Lebanon
|
118
|
130
|
Croatia
|
115
|
130
|
Iraq
|
115
|
132
|
Canada
|
114
|
133
|
Bolivia
|
112
|
133
|
Cyprus (Republic of)
|
112
|
133
|
Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of)
|
112
|
136
|
Greece
|
111
|
136
|
Sao Tome e Principe
|
111
|
138
|
Philippines
|
110
|
139
|
Cook Islands (New Zealand)
|
109
|
139
|
Italy
|
109
|
141
|
Lesotho
|
107
|
142
|
Brunei Darussalam
|
105
|
143
|
Austria
|
104
|
143
|
Cambodia
|
104
|
143
|
Mayotte (France)
|
104
|
146
|
France
|
102
|
147
|
Angola
|
100
|
147
|
Belgium
|
100
|
147
|
Sri Lanka
|
100
|
150
|
Paraguay
|
97
|
151
|
Uganda
|
96
|
151
|
United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
|
96
|
153
|
Ireland
|
95
|
154
|
Jordan
|
95
|
154
|
Madagascar
|
95
|
156
|
Republic of Korea
|
92
|
157
|
South Sudan
|
89c
|
158
|
Guatemala
|
87
|
158
|
Netherlands
|
87
|
160
|
Ecuador
|
86
|
161
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
85
|
162
|
Tanzania
|
84
|
163
|
Djibouti
|
83
|
163
|
Germany
|
83
|
165
|
Egypt
|
80c
|
166
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation
|
77
|
167
|
Switzerland
|
76
|
168
|
Benin
|
75
|
168
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska
|
75
|
170
|
Afghanistan
|
74
|
170
|
Denmark (banned spanking in 1997)
|
74
|
170
|
Malawi
|
74
|
173
|
Andorra
|
73
|
173
|
Norway (banned spanking in 1987)
|
73
|
173
|
Vanuatu
|
73
|
176
|
Haiti
|
72
|
177
|
Sweden (banned spanking in 1979)
|
70
|
178
|
Laos
|
69
|
178
|
Mozambique
|
69
|
180
|
Kosovo/Kosova
|
66c
|
181
|
Marshall Islands
|
64
|
181
|
Slovenia
|
64
|
183
|
Oman
|
61
|
183
|
Togo
|
61
|
185
|
Qatar
|
60c
|
186
|
Finland (banned spanking in 1983)
|
59
|
187
|
Indonesia
|
58
|
187
|
Papua New Guinea
|
58
|
187
|
Syria
|
58
|
190
|
Senegal
|
57
|
191
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
56
|
191
|
Gambia
|
56c
|
191
|
Sudan
|
56c
|
194
|
Japan
|
55
|
195
|
Ghana
|
54
|
196
|
Libya
|
49
|
197
|
Yemen
|
48
|
198
|
Iceland
|
47
|
198
|
Mauritania
|
47
|
198
|
Solomon Islands
|
47
|
201
|
Nepal
|
45c
|
202
|
Niger
|
43c
|
203
|
Bangladesh
|
42
|
203
|
Sierra Leone
|
42
|
205
|
Chad
|
41
|
205
|
Guinea Bissau
|
41
|
207
|
Pakistan
|
40
|
208
|
Liberia
|
39
|
208
|
Republic of Guinea
|
39c
|
210
|
Mali
|
36
|
211
|
Monaco
|
34
|
212
|
Congo (Brazzaville)
|
33c
|
212
|
Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire)
|
33c
|
214
|
Nigeria
|
31
|
215
|
India
|
30
|
215
|
Liechtenstein
|
30
|
217
|
Burkina Faso
|
28
|
218
|
Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor)
|
22
|
219
|
Faeroe Islands (Denmark)
|
21
|
220
|
Central African Republic
|
19
|
220
|
Comoros
|
19c
|
221
|
San Marino
|
3[3]
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The first time one of the non-spanking countries even appears on the chart is #30...with a rate of 331 incarcerated people per 100,000 of the population. That is less than half of the # of people the 90% spanking USA has in jail. Less than half.
And, one interesting and noteworthy country in this list...for Christians to take notice of...is Israel...Israel is the country full of the people who are direct descendants of the people who wrote the Bible who would best comprehend the cultural and social things and history in the Bible. In Israel...they don't use "English" Bibles...transliterated (as in not translated...transliterated) NIV's written on an American 8th grade reading level. No. They still use some of the Bible's original languages and still use the Old Testament.
The country that has the best ability to comprehend the meaning of the Old Testament verses of "the Biblical rod"...has spanking banned...
So, you have a choice. You can continue to choose to believe something...that's not true. Or you can choose to change. You spank your kids for continuing to do the same wrong thing over and over? Even after, "I told you not to do that! You know better!" they do it again and you punish them for that, right? So, what are you going to do now that you know better?
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| According to the chart the worlds where kids were never spanked... that world is 50% less crime ridden than the USA... What are you afraid of? |
