@joeblow, this pontificator was born and raised in the fifties when this country was both a more gentle and civilized place to live in.
The Christian, moral values and manners instilled in me as a child had little to do with corporal punishment, although I received a fair amount of that both at home and in school, but more to do with the sense of duty, respect and pride of being part of a community.
Even the poorest of our society were raised with these values.
Violent crimes against persons, murder in particular were almost unheard of, one murder would set the entire country on its ear.
So where and when did we as a people lose our moral compass? How did we degenerate into the mindless vicious beasts who destroy what little is left of our civility today.
You sir, like the letter writer,pontificate that it is the lack of the rod which has done the damage, although with all of the beatings bestowed on our young people by their families and associates one would have thought we were living in utopia.
Beating begets more beating, violence begets more violence and more importantly ignorance begets more ignorance!

Lock up ya ma! You know who I is??????

John is "thinking" with his small head again...................

Spot on! Not sure what nine letter word you had in mind but here’s one that goes hand in glove with the inflicting of corporal punishment on children, humiliate!

Braves buns sizzle from the constant proximity of Bodies hot lips while Bahamaland burns.🥵

By the power of the gray matter within the skull any literate person can read the subtitles for themselves and determine what arcane incantations are being spoken.
Do the members of the Bahamas Plays & Cinemas Board have more than a spoonful of that precious commodity in their craniums between them, the question begs?

@john the bigot, you’re also conveniently overlooking those bloodthirsty African savages that sold their black brothers and sisters into bondage and servitude to French ruled Haiti.
And while I agree that the French had a lot to do with the destitution of that country, last time I checked the Haitian people have been self governed longer than The Bahamas.

As the saying goes Mr. Roker, Hope springs eternal.
However, if I was a betting individual, my money would be on Dr. Minnis playing spoiler until the bitter end or unless he manages to oust Pintard by more "conventional" methods.

They sure seem to have a lot of unexplained fires at Potters Cay recently, boats and shacks.
I wonder if some person(s) has an agenda to clean up Potters Cay??
I guess the government will be again doling out taxpayer money to compensate their losses.

Wow, didn't know foot in mouth both feet interchangeable disease was spreading so quickly in The Office of The Prime Minister and Rahming has developed a severe case!
A Monument to Obie Wilchcombe, of all people, at the expense of Bahamians with disabilities no less?
Any wonder why we have become what we are with Leadership like this? This is reaching even for the PLP.
You can't make this stuff up, the next monument will no doubt dedicated to his onetime business associate Pleasant Bridgewater for services rendered to the Grand Bahama expat community.
They won't disappoint you, they won't let you down!