[Mephisto]

Originally posted by psimancer:
it is my responsibility as a perent to provide my child the best guidance as i can and the knowledge of the consequences of their actions is a part of that responsibility no man or woman can take away these responsibilities they can only take my children and if they do so then they are causing they same damage to my children as if i did not provide the guidance in the first place.

You know, these lines you said could be copied from the German Constitution.
However, misconduct is still no excuse to punish another human with physical means.
BTW: I have never ever in my entire live been hit by my parents, never ever. And I very well do support myself, support others during my Paramedic job and support some of my relatives which got permanently ill. So much for the spanking theory.