Here in the People's Republic of California, we have a thing called State Law,
whereby a parent or a teacher cannot use physical force on a child, lest the
"perpetrator" be answerable to the law, by sentence to community service, fine
or even prison.
A parent can only use an OPEN hand (not like Karate) like a slap, and it can
only be used ONCE, it has to be on the rear end (butt), and it cannot leave a
mark on the child's skin. If any one of those 4 requirements are broken, it's
trouble time for the parent.
In elementary schools, in 1993 (+/-) they took away corporal punishment from
school principals. Within 5 years, the "school police" was installing shotguns in
their squad cars.
Take away the rod, and bring in the artillery.
That's Communism for you.