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From: rggoebel@watdragon.UUCP (Randy Goebel LPAIG)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: To spank or not to spank, is it a question?
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Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 08:58:33 EST
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> It is my view (having never been spanked, and having grown into a fairly
> reasonable person who would NEVER spank my own child), that
> 1. spanking = child abuse.  Period.
> 2. it may produce immediate "results" but the long-term costs out-weigh
>    any short term benifiefits.
> 3. I hope "spankers" send their "justifications" to the author of the
>    original article via email--though it might provide interesting reading
>    (depressing too) to see why intelligent adults think they should smack 
>    their kids around (or their spouse around...  ).  No smiley here.
> Richard Snell, UofToronto Zoology
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	Such a strong statement; seems pretty zero/one.  I, on the other hand,
	am convinced that the concept of spanking is useful.  There are many
	forms of abuse; perhaps those who so strongly criticise physical spanking
	perpetrate mental child abuse instead?