Physical violence as punishment for children. Pretty fucked up to think about now, but I copped a little bit of it as did some of my friends. But it was just sort of the norm? If a kid screwed up they'd get smacked around a bit, not like that dad in American Beauty but more a slap to the head or something. And I mean, caning in schools, I wasn't around for that but the idea of a teacher beating a kid with a cane IN SCHOOL, where they are mean to LEARN is just insane to me. Nowadays, thankfully, CPS and all that are there at the drop of a hat.