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Originally Posted by Niamh.

Excuse me I have two children who are very well behaved and I have never laid a finger on them

Do you think those children who turn out nasty are like that because they're not hit? And how do you know they're not? They could be the ones who do get hit

Then you're a good mother, some parents don't know wtf they are doing and don't do anything and their kids turn out horrible.

Yes some children who act up may be punished, but ones who abuse their parents and throw strops certainly aren't. If their parents are not good enough to discipline them 'peacefully' then there isn't much of a choice of what they can do to make their kid behave. I certainly think making 'smacking' illegal is ridiculous, it's not like parents would kick the shit out of their kid if they could, just need a little discipline. Legit abusive parents will hurt their children law or no law.

Originally Posted by Tom!

but sticky mouse traps are bad?

I don't punch hard enough to make somebody tear themselves to pieces and cause their insides to fall out.

What world do you live in to compare punching somebody to killing an animal, kid?