Corporal punishment?

[takemedrunkimhome]

I don't know if any of you guys were listening to Ryan turbiddy on the radio this morning. Basically he got a email from a father who was seemingly trying to justify beating his child as a means of punishment.

The email basically read that his 13 year old son was asked by his grandmother to clean up the table free him. He refused. He was asked again and proceeded to use profanities to his grandmother. Disgusting language according to the father.

The father then proceeded to catch the child by the arm, dragged him in to the other room, removed his belt and hit the child 10 times on the bare ass over the next 2.5 mins.

The father said when it was over all involved were crying an his son hugged him(really??).

The guy was obviously well educated by the way his email read. He said his father used to hit him as punishment too and he thinks he turned out ok.

Basically I got to hear the email but had to go to work so didn't hear the feedback from the listeners.
I am just wondering what the attitude here well be.

Personally I am not a father so not really an authority but I do think it's appalling.

Thoughts please?

[Martin Ward]

Children seem to be the only creature on the planet you can beat without going to prison. They are property.

Violence leads to violence...all kids are being taught is that if you are bigger and harder you can inflict the pain...great lesson

[saoirsemac]

a here there a fine difference between a beating and a slap.

i got slaps, sometimes bloody hard ones, in all cases i fully deserved it

spare the rod and spoil the child there is brats now adays who cud do with a slap,

children are totaly spoilt now,

[anon361]

A slap to the arse never done any child harm, I'm not talking about a beating but until kids are old enough to see reason I see no problem with it.

[Dublad77]

I always got the wooden spoon or the slipper.Never did me a harm although I have been told I'm pretty messed up!

[Doozer]

A slap to the arse never done any child harm, I'm not talking about a beating but until kids are old enough to see reason I see no problem with it.

or fight back lol

[Martin Ward]

A two and a half minute beating should be giving this idiot a fast track to the nick!!!

[Clyde]

a here there a fine difference between a beating and a slap.

i got slaps, sometimes bloody hard ones, in all cases i fully deserved it

spare the rod and spoil the child there is brats now adays who cud do with a slap,

children are totaly spoilt now,

Fair point but there's a line you don't cross 10 slaps with a belt on a 13 year old is excessive he might be a little brat one slap and give him no money for a month would suffice

[Doozer]

Its all supposed to be about positive re inforcement (or bribary) these days to rear your child right

[saoirsemac]

Fair point but there's a line you don't cross 10 slaps with a belt on a 13 year old is excessive he might be a little brat one slap and give him no money for a month would suffice

as i said there a difference