This is nothing new. “Spare the rod, spoil the child” would ring out in spaces of public discourse every time a spate of crimes involving minors grabs the headlines.
Most of these comments would say something along the lines of “the current generation of children are too spoiled, we were caned as children and never had such issues.”
Even Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had expressed his personal approval of bringing back caning in schools, albeit with strict conditions.
On the surface, this may seem logical, obvious even. If children are punished for...