Chief Chaos -

"empty statistic in my eyes, totally meaningless unless you can make an argument....."

It's not a statistic, nor is anyone trying to make an argument

"I believe that makes me a deviation from your hypothesis"

There is no hypothesis either, as, if you had read the post, you may have noticed;

"it was a bland statement intended to promote my voice against the fact that most parents still smack their children, as both McGrath and Bagpuss spotted"

The rest of your post is more of the same tedious stuff trotted out by those who want to perpetuate something which is at best useless and at worst, wholly wrong.

Think about it - are children allowed to hit children? No.

Are adults allowed to hit adults? No.

Are children allowed to hit adults? No.

Are adults allowed to hit children? "Well it never did me any harm".

Sorry, it just doesn't work.