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Originally Posted by Janszoon
I agree with you about corporal punishment but the analogy you're making with drug laws is a poor one. I'm opposed to keeping drugs illegal for much the same reason I'm opposed to corporal punishment for children, because I feel that both have a negative impact on individuals and on society as a whole.
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Actually, I agree with you that it was a pretty bad analogy. Some parts work while others don't, so I was a bit hasty with that one .. Too late to undo.
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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
I'm not sure I like the idea of 'corporal punishment' being lumped into one definition.
Like I said previously in the thread I can count on one hand the number of times I was smacked as a kid and I was always made aware of why I got them. So am I being defined in the same way as someone who was hit everyday for the smallest reason?
Are those 4 or 5 smackings going to make me a violent drunk later in life?
That's why I'm always dubious of studies like these.
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That's why it says "in general". It means that perhaps not every possible individual scenario would show that corporal punishment is net negative, but the studies show that corporal punishment on the whole has a net negative effect. It's reasonable to assume that a decrease in corporal punishment will also lead to a decrease in other forms of violence in society.
If you want to take a stance on a law, for example one which prohibits corporal punishment, you should take a stance based on the general effect that law will have on society.