I don't believe in spanking children (or animals). I don't believe negative physical contact is ever a solution. There's a fine line between abuse and spanking and the second that line is crossed, the child is never the same. It's not a parent's right to spank their child. No one has any right to physically hurt any human being, especially one much smaller and less mature. So many parents underestimate a child's perception and intelligence. They believe a child only understands something simple like physical pain, when the truth is, kids are capable of understanding a lot more when you explain something to them like they are an adult. There's so many alternatives to spanking and if people would use their minds instead of brute force, maybe things wouldn't escalate to the point of 'needing' a spanking.
Of course that's in a perfect world and the reality is, the cycle will go on and on. Society will keep procreating kids that are spoiled, out of control and/or emotionally scarred, who grow up to be the pissed off dude that shoots everyone in his office because someone ate the last jelly donut.
I don't think spankings should or shouldn't be legal/illegal. I think procreation should have standards and/or limitations.
