Is corporal punishment wrong?
916102
I'm against because innocent people get judged guilty and are killed. And anyway some crimes are so horrific that death is too soft a punishment.
197578
A child's punishment should meet what the problem is. Sending a child to their room because they snuck something doesn't teach them why they shouldn't do it or give them reason to think twice about it. If the child is hitting or swearing or harming someone else... Putting them somewhere they can think about what they did or where they can be safe and verbalizing that to them can benefit the child. Think about what you want for your child... one of those things would probably be to be intelligent and what better way but teaching them properly when doing something wrong. For instance stealing... It would be best to make the child return whatever they stole... or eating in the living room when they are not supposed to. Remove their privilege to eat in the living room on a special night like if you eat popcorn while watching a movie (if the child is older and knows better). Hitting a child only teaches them to hit and putting a child in their room only teaches them they can't be around other people... which in some ways might be the right way to go but not always. Think about what you want your child to get out of what your doing or saying. Yelling only teaches them to yell too. They aren't doing their homework then don't let them do what they would rather be doing... for instance if they would rather play games... remove their privilege or if necessary remove the games! Yes mom this might be the only way to go! Think then punish.\n\nExpecting a child to apologize will only make them think that sorry doesn't really mean anything... if you model using an apology then the child will learn the meaning behind it. I have also found that having a child that has been the victim of harm from another gets the best benefit if you help them tell the person their feelings and letting them know that it hurt them.
620450
I don't think anyone should be given murga punishment in schools.  It is humiliating and degrading and punishment should be left to the parents of the children,\n\n\nFor "making murgha", the punished bends her body forward in a semi-sitting position, with head down and buttocks up, the arms passing through the gap between the legs and the hands strictly holding/pulling the ears. The ears should be strongly held with thumb and first finger.\n\nThe position is uncomfortable from the beginning, but it gets worse with time causing even dizziness. Besides, the humiliation for having to stay in such a position is as important as the discomfort.
138703
I agree with you that there should be more creative forms of punishment.  We mix non-violent and violent prisoners together and we have horrible overcrowding of prisons. However, I was once on a jury during the trial of a man who defrauded dozens of elderly people out of their life savings.  Many lost their homes.  While he didn't physically assault them, his crime against them was extremely harmful and cruel, and we need to protect society against such people.
943633
I think the law is to blame. Parents should be encouraged to discipline their children physically if necessary, but with the aim of correcting them and with prayer to God for wisdom in doing it. If that 4-year had been properly brought up to respect others,whether younger or older, he would not have had the recklessness of slapping another person especially an older one. So the mother should go home and do her homework. More importantly, the FATHER should SIT UP and bring up a son he would be proud of in future.\n\nI think also that stores should ,maybe, put up signs discouraging their clients/guests/customers, whatever they call them, from assaulting or insulting their workers. We should remember that the workers are already tired after a long day of standing on their feet. I wonder what that boy's mother would have done if she had been the one slapped.Lastly the store should not sack the girl. Remember our children's future is important.
184715
Corporal punishment of any kind is a form of condoned bullying.  It allows a bigger, stronger, more authoritarian person to hit a smaller, weaker less powerful person with impunity.  \n\nOne of the things we try to teach our children is to not hit, especially to not hit a smaller child.  Children learn by observing what we do, not so much by listening to what we say.\n\nMany people profess that to spare the rod is to spoil the child, and of course quote the biblical reference.  It is interesting that they forget that the same book advocates "Love your fellowman" and "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." \n\nIn terms of corporal punishment, what goes around comes around.  People who get hit as children often grow up to hit their spouses, their children, other people, their pets, and have trouble dealing with their anger.  They have learned that the way to get what you want in life is to force others and use aggression and violence.\n\nA society is known and remembered for how it treats its most defenceless and weakest individuals.  \n\nYou can cast my vote as against corporal punishment.
939416
No I don't believe anyone deserves to be hit for any reason. I raised a wonderful child without ever hitting her. She is well adjusted, masters degree, great job, perfect boyfriend,very family oriented, and mentally sound. You do not have to hit children to make them obey. Hitting is just the lazy way of discipline for parents who don't want to take the time to do it right. Have you ever made a mistake at work? A big mistake that caused the company to lose money or get others in trouble. Have you ever spilled anything at work, a drink or your lunch or broke anything? Have you ever lied about being sick or something more serious? So, how would you like it if your boss or co-workers solved the problem by hitting you. If your boss smacked you on the butt a few times, how would you feel? If your co-workers slapped you, kicked you, or hit you with a belt, would you like it? Its the same thing. You should treat a child like you would like to be treated. Realize that everyone makes mistakes and accidents happen. Hitting your child only makes them believe that violence is the answer to problems. Don't raise another violent person. We have enough in the world now.
711908
I'm not sure where you are, so the question presumes facts I don't have.  My experience with corporal punishment included no such exemption.  Where it was allowed, females were subject to it.  Where it was banned, it was banned. \n\nHowever, when I was in grade school, the females were generally better behaved, and I don't recall nearly as many incidents of the girls getting slapped on the wrist with a ruler as the boys.
351519
No         \n\n\n\nbut i think its wrong
414476
Cane \nTeachers handed out regular canings. Look inside the “punishment book” that every school kept, and you will see many reasons for these beatings: rude conduct, leaving the playground without permission, sulkiness, answering back, missing Sunday prayers, throwing ink pellets and being late. Boys were caned across their bottoms, and girls across their hands or bare legs. Some teachers broke canes with their fury, and kept birch rods in jars of water to make them more supple. Victims had to chose which cane they wished to be beaten with! \n\nDunce's Cap \nPunishment did not end with caning. Students had to stand on a stool at the back of the class, wearing an arm band with DUNCE written on it. The teacher then took a tall, cone-shaped hat decorated with a large “D”, and placed it on the boys head. Today we know that some children learn more slowly than others. Victorian teachers believed that all children could learn at the same speed, and if some fell behind then they should be punished for not trying hard enough. \n\nSee all about it in\nhttp://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/victorian/vschool.html
227892
A well placed and well timed smack can do wonders. But it must not be excessive. After all a child needs to be reminded that we as parents are there to teach them proper ways to behave. Parents have the responsibility to raise a child (to the best of their ability) to be good citizens. Of course there are always exceptions.
667019
its illegal period regardless if a parent permits to it. It is even illegal for a parent to hit u, its called child abuse and the standards have evolves, Social Workers would go into a frenzy if they saw the slightest bruise on a child, or if a child told them that their parents hit on them.\n\nIt was once acceptable to beat your children as it was seen as discipline and teachers especially nuns and priest in catholic schools used to whack the BEJESUS out of children with rulers. That would be, id say 15+ years ago.\n\nNowadays, thats a teacher up for the grounds of dismissal, a criminal case of battery, and a civil case for pain and suffering, the humiliation, and punitive damages.
915672
although beating someone, yes, i guess is moraly wrong . i can see why you might want to smack a ho every now and then.
157659
I don't think the question has a one-size-fits-all answer.  I'll answer from personal experience as a kid.  Corporal punishment was about the only thing that worked on me.  I was kind of a loner, so sending me to my room wasn't very effective, nor was making me stand in the corner (similar to "time out" today).  I'd just go inside my own head until the time was up.  A couple of swats to the bottom with a belt or a paddle, on the other hand, were usually pretty effective in getting me to curtail unacceptable behavior.  \n\nI've known kids who would respond to non-physical forms of punishment, but I wasn't one of them.  I think the punishment should be what works for the individual, starting with the least physical.\n\nFor what it's worth, psychologists say that IF corporal punishment is necessary it should never be given with just the hand, but with a paddle, ruler, belt, etc.  Understand that this is NOT supposed to be administered so hard that it causes injury.  When an "intermediary" (such as a paddle or ruler, for instance) is used, the child will associate the punishment with the "intermediary" and this greatly reduces the chance that the child will fear the one administering the punishment.  The goal, after all, is to teach acceptable behavior, not break the child's spirit.
218810
Corporal punishment is when a school official can cause you physical harm, such as a spanking. it used to be common, but a lot less so now a' days do to law suits and such.
29772
The only way it could be considered a mental disorder is if it were forced on somebody. In a consentual relationship between adults there is nothing wrong with spanking. In fact spanking is fairly tame compared to some fantasies. People who are enjoy spanking and other fantasies generaly confine the activities to the bedroom. Outside the bedroom they're just normal average people like everyone else. BTW spanking is more common than you think.\n\nCindy you don't find your "control" comment a bit hypocritical? I mean you say people who spank are control freaks while you define moral standards in other peoples bedrooms. If its a crime like pedophilia or rape then I'm with you, mandatory death penalty. Spanking isn't a crime though.
942134
What are you talking about! I think that would be a good first punishment!\n\nAs a society, we have become far too soft. Just look at our kids.\nIn our city, a five year old and his buddies ranging from 5 to 12 are setting fires and pushing disabled kids into those buildings just for something to do...and what is their punishment? a slap on the wrist and don't do it again Johnny!\n\nKids have no respect for anything, parents, teachers, or property. We need to bring back deterrents. Tazers,  public caning and flogging would be a good start.\n\nNow don't get me wrong. I don't believe in abuse of any kind, but a good spanking on the backside  with a limited amount of force and provided the child knows what he did wrong, isn't going to hurt as much as humiliate.\n\nI remember my Mom, smacking me in Safeway one day because I was having a temper tantrum. Do you think I did that again? No way, I was so ashamed.