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Originally Posted by nowhesingsnowhesobs
What I find disconcerting about this thread is the absolute conviction some people have about the benefits of beating children. And the apparent pride in their willingness to hit kids.
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OK you're just assuming beating is the appropriate course of action. Great argument.
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It's not beating! You were obviously never hit as a kid. It's not a slap across the face or striking with a bloody cricket bat. It's a smack on the back on the hand or a hit on the butt. For god's sake you're looking at the worse side of it. Listen. I was hit. I got smacked on the hand, I got smacked on my arse. I'm not violent, I'm a straight A student, I don't have any 'issues'. It hasn't damaged me in any way. The only thing it's done is taught me to do the right thing. It's not the scenario you're thinking of. It's not me refusing to go to bed so the parents start shouting and eventuall they hit me. If I did something wrong I would get punished. They didn't lose their temper- it was a sanction.