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Originally Posted by Flubflow
Young children don't really have a handle on the concept of absolute justice as you or I know it. They learn that a slap not only hurts them but is also used to get things done your way and they will happily employ this technique themselves against other children.
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They learn that a slap is the punishment for doing something wrong.
They *are* able to diferenciate that from just thumping someone.
Young children have an excellent handle on the core of justice.
That's why kids are so good at running to their parents to tell on their siblings.
They know their siblings have done something wrong, and they've leant that their parents are the ones to handle the punishment.
This teaches them to respect authority.
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Originally Posted by Flubflow
What happens when they get caught inflicting violence? They get another slap. And on and on we go.
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If John locks someone else away against their will, should John not be locked away for doing wrong?
Or should you just reason with him, get him to say "yes, I understand what I did was wrong, I'm sorry, I won't do it again" and let him go?