“Which of these will lead to lifelong problems for this child?”
None of the above - it is the lack of parental responsibility that spares the rod, and the society that says parents can be prosecuted if the do not spare the rod. PC must die.
Regardless of why, the fact that this 10 year old would not obey a policeman will cause lifelong problems for him unless it is corrected in a hurry.
Absolutely correct. Either spank them a little when they are little or the world will do it big time when they are big.