N2EY wrote:


I would point out that *most* kids, beaten or not, will not grow up to be
serial killers. But the legacy of violence plays out in other ways.

Very true! There have been children that have been abused that turn out
fine, and those with tranquil lives that turn out terrible. What the
discipline or lack of it will do is bring out latent problems.

The really whacked ones will be that way regardless.