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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Sunny who wrote (1535)5/27/2003 3:54:44 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) of 793846
 
You totally miss the point (and you even SAY children learn from experience- what kind of learning do you think comes from the experience of being hit? That the big can hurt the small. Children get that message quite easily- but is it something you want them to learn, and mimic?)

corporal punishment is violence
non-corporal punishment is non-violent

Lifting a hand or a paddle to strike someone is per se violence- you may think it is violence in the service of a cause you like, but don't kid yourself too much- striking a child for any reason is most certainly a violent act. It comes for the Latin root for "force".

I understand that there are people who feel physical violence is acceptable and, in fact, necessary. You feel that if you spare the rod you spoil the child. IMO more children are spoiled by the rod. I would not want people to discipline me by hitting me, and I would not do to others, what I would not want for myself. If you think you'd like YOUR boss to hit you when he thinks you have made a mistake then perhaps you are being consistent. If you would hit small people, but as a large person do not wish to be beaten for your faults, then I suggest you are a bit of a hypocrite about the beneficial value of physical punishment.
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