Originally Posted by pugwash
Today, he'd be in jail, and I would be a ward of the government!


Exaggeration and outright false statements ruin discussions like this. Parents do not get thrown in jail and/or have their children taken away for utilizing corporal punishment. Unlike most civilized countries in the world, corporal punishment is still legal in the US. Personally, I find the deliberate infliction of pain as a method of changing a child's behavior abhorrent.