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CHILDREN WITH NO
FEAR
CHRISTIAN POLICE OFFICER SPEAKS OUT ON CORPORAL
PUNISHMENT
By Det. Robert R. Surgenor (Berea, Ohio Police
Department)
http://www.christian-parents.net
Dear Mr. Benedict:
I am a Christian police officer in charge of our city’s Juvenile Crime Unit. For years, I have compiled statistics that indicate when parents eliminate
corporal punishment from their discipline plan, the child grows up with an attitude of "no fear."
Even when the parent is diligent in other areas of discipline, such as taking away privileges
and grounding, when that one element of discipline, spanking, is taken away, the parent usually experiences
defiance problems throughout the teen years.
Since 1982 in my city, the incidents of Domestic Violence cases where children physically
assault their parents has increased 700%. The national statistics show an overall increase of almost 400%. I am
responsible for compiling all information on those offenses.
I conduct interviews with the parents and child, along with school officials and employers of
the child. What I find startling, is that of all those kids arrested in my city for hitting their parents, only
1.9% received any type of corporal punishment as they were being raised. Less than 2% of these aggressive, angry
children were spanked! The non-spanking "experts" contend that spanking a child makes them angry and aggressive.
The exact opposite is true!
The non-spanking crowd are a close-knit group who are attempting to convince the public to
stop spanking their children. Their attitude is one of arrogance. Their movement is humanistic. Their
religion is atheistic.
There are prophesies that refer to children and the mindset of the younger generation in the
last days. 2nd Timothy 3:1 states "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall
be lovers of their own selves, covetous, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents......" Along with all of the
other changes in attitude, is the predicted change in the attitude of children toward their
parents.
I believe that the anti-spanking movement has, and will continue to have, a hand in the
fulfillment of Biblical prophesy. Unbeknownst to the non-spanking advocate, they are helping to cause children to
be "disobedient to parents,"
something that was predicted in 2nd Timothy in the year 66 AD. I believe that the elimination
of corporal punishment is the major factor in the attitude of "no fear" that we are now experiencing in our
youth.
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