Now that spanking is illegal check out this landmark (go to your room) case

[kahljorn]

Root causes, what is at the "Root" but the way you were raised to exist in the world you exist in? That, and developmental problems.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_role

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_association

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_learning_theory

social learning theory also mentions social labeling which can also contribute to what I'm talking about.

[kahljorn]

ok here's some more stuff!

fucked up means fucked up! i don't see any need to explain it. Some people are just fucked up.
Sociopaths can't really tell right from wrong. Sociopaths are generally characterized as doing everything for themselves. This isn't ayn rand's god child, it's just an asshole who kicks people in the balls because they think it's funny. Thus, THEIR entertainment takes priveledge over other people's contentment, and... uh.. i don't know, that's usually the begining of "Evil". When people are willing to hurt other people for no reason other than for themselves, and not even in a justifiable way like self-defense.

So what's the "Root problem" for people who were born into a deviant family structure with deviant norms and behaviors? Tap dancing?

[Preechr]

I told you those people don't really exist.

Nobody's perfect, and everybody is fucked up at some point in their lives, even if they are lucky enough to have it happen where nobody can see it and no one is affected by it. We all go through stuff, and especially for children, there needs to be a firm reminder of where the correct path lies when it is abandoned for whatever reason.