Imago777 said:

I guess I am speaking from personal opinion. I never had to be beat to learn what was right and what was wrong. My parents were very strict with me but never had to beat me to get the point across. I was never in trouble, never been to prison...
I also train animals and find that when you use physical corrections, it usually causes more problems down the road. I am not saying that children are animals, well, maybe I am...

shanti0608 said:

2the9s was never spanked as a kid.




Just sayin.

Imago777 said:

are those the only two options?

IrresistibleB1tch said:

well, there is adoption.

IrresistibleB1tch said:

sorry to thread jack, but I love your new avie I miss Ab Fab

Imago777 said:

Nomadic said:

what is ab fab?

Nomadic said:

thanks - the avi is courtesy of the ever so fabulous Nana!

i'm just worried i might lose some credibility in P&R because of it...

IrresistibleB1tch said:

nah fuck em... politics with a sense of humour

Nomadic said:

that was a joke

Nomadic said:

STOP JACKING MY THREAD!

Imago777 said:

Nope. There's no proof that physical punishment is any more effective than any other kind. Adyults who spank are adults who can't think of something ultimately more productive than a smack.

meow85 said:

meow85 said:

Where's the proof of that?

ReturnOfDOOK said:

The real world is proof of that. There's so many alternatives; so many different ways to discipline a bratty kid. Whether or not it's any more or less effective than other forms of discipline I can't say. Hitting just seems to me to be the lazy option.

While we're at it, here's a question I've asked before in discussions of corporal punishment, and I've never once had someone who supports it even try to answer me:

Why is it okay to hit a child -someone who's likely smaller and weaker than you -to discipline them, but to inflict the same amount of violence (even a light smack is violence IMO) on an adult is illegal? Is it because an adult can hit back?

Imago777 said:

but apparently not proper spelling!

IrresistibleB1tch said:

My parents never beat my ass. ~shrug~

Imago777 said:

good!!

IrresistibleB1tch said:

but look at how messed up I turned out to be. Did you ever think about that?

Imago777 said:

meow85 said:

I don't think "the real world" is really proof of that without statistics (not saying that studies wouldn't show exactly what you're saying - you may be right). I'm sure there are some studies out there...all I know is that I think I'm probably a better person for getting the occasional spanking - I turned out fine (except for the whole "conservative" thing anyways! )

Imago777 said:

indeed i have!

AND about how much worse it would be if you'd been beaten as a child!

Depends what you're really talking about when you say 'spanking'. My parents didn't beat me but they did slap me on the leg or the ass on occasions when I was young. It doesn't physically cause an harm other than a brief stinging sensation. I look back and I'm glad for how they brought me up. They were never excessive, always controlled and fair in their metering out of punishment.

ReturnOfDOOK said:

what about societies where spanking is frowned upon? do they have the same prison population numbers? some comparisons there would probably give you a pretty good answer to your question.

No but sometimes parents should.

Sweeny79 said:

A good ass beatin' may have prevented this thread in the first place.

IrresistibleB1tch said:

I think that would make for an excellent study.

Imago777 said: