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Originally posted by Norfleet:

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Originally posted by Graeme Dice:
It's nice to know that you approve of child abuse along with all your other psychological problems.

I do not call being smacked with a ruler for failure to pay attention in class child abuse. I do not call being spanked for failure to follow the rules child abuse. But I doubt you're old enough to understand. You weren't around then. You don't remember what it was like.

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Neither were I, and I am happy about it! It is an effective way, I believe that, but I would not like to be in the receiving end... And whatever you think, it is possible that the 'education' leaves the child with a trauma or some other psychological imbalance. I believe that it would cause problems more often than not, and that the consequencing problems would often be severe, but understand that others can have very different views.

I understand that punishment is needed, but I don't think pain is good. Besides, allowing some physical punishments (smacking by ruler) would most propably leave a hole-in-the-law big enough for some people to crawl through after intentionally hurting children.
Unfortunately, some kids seem to have grown up knowing no-one can hurt them and thinking they cannot be punished. I don't know what I would do for one, mind you, and hope I never have to worry for someone like that.