Now, I'm not all that old..
but I remember being punished for things, with a smack on the bottom or legs. And it worked. Simply put, if I did something wrong, and was smacked for it, I didn't do it again.

I was also beaten when my dad was in a bad mood, or drunk, or when he was pissed off because he didn't have drug money.

Obviously, I agree whole-heartedly with anything that cracks down on the latter, but current legislation does take it too far, and outlaws the former, which I don't believe is good. There are too many little princes/ses, and no way to teach them the ways of society, because they know full well that parents, teachers, the police and other authority figures are actually powerless, or criminals.

I'd love to see a return to the "reasonable chastisement" clause in legislation on this, because it's perfect. Sure, smack your kid when they're bad, but don't be unreasonable.

And...... yeah.. that's where I stand on the issue.
( Thinker, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 12:41, Reply)