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Originally posted by arial
I agree, there's a difference between flat out beating a kid and spanking a kid. I was spanked as well when I was younger for doing bad stuff. Other kids I also knew that were never spanked or disciplined didn't turn out as well. Not implying that all people that weren't disciplined as kids are bad apples today, but disciplined helps you grow up to be more responsible. 
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It's not the physical aspect I think is the worst. It is the aspect of using physical power towards a person that is much smaller than yourself. From the moment a child has been spanked the first time, it is always going to fear what will happen next time he/she has done something bad, which will of course inevitably happen.