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Originally Posted by Shadowex3
Your definition excludes the possibility of defining anything that doesn't leave a lasting physical damage (bruises, bleeding, broken bones, etc) as child abuse. By your definition even forcing a child to place their hands in or stand in salty ice water for 90 seconds would not be child abuse, nor would resorting to whipping them until they can't stand for the slightest reason, just something the parent decided was merited based on the severity of the behavior.
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how many people do you know that actually got that treatment? i would say 95% of parents at their
worst pull out the belt. do some people do worse? of course. same thing with food though, for all you know, your cook added "special ingredients" to your meal but the vast majority dont. why does physical punishment fitting the transgression = bad?
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Originally Posted by Shadowex3
I have not yet heard a single justification for corporal punishment that did not boil down to one of three things:
1. You can't stop me
2. They're not big enough to stop me therefore it must be ok
3. It was done to me therefore I am justified in doing it to others
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how many people actually say points 1 and 2? as for number 3, my parents had jobs, got married, had a kid, rewarded me when i did great and punished me when i did wrong. i still fail to see where they went wrong