"That changed in the trendy sixties, as I pointed out in the other thread, with the introduction of Dr Spock's lunatic ideas on education and parenting, which are the root cause of the absence of discipline and respect three generations on."

Yep.
That, and this idea propounded by the Loony-PC-Numbnuts that when a little shit gets caught burning and looting, you pat him on the head and gently explain that it's not his fault, it's the fault of that nasty (insert name of current ruling party) government, or those greedy rich people, then give him a bit of community service - exit little shit from the court, pissing his pants laughing at the stupid old fart of a magistrate/judge who's just effectively let him off and the numb-nuts lawyer who fell for his sob-story and aided and abetted him in getting off, to attend the first session of community service and then say "Bollocks to that" and never turn up again.