Corporal punishment of children, ok or no?

[Bradskii]

Child psychologists used to recommend the use of an instrument of some kind rather than the hand as the hand can do more physical harm. A 'paddle' of some sort makes more sound than pain as it contacts the misbehaving child's bottom.

It used to be recommended that if you wanted to beat a slave you didn't actually kill her. Some sort of financial penalty would accrue I think. Notwithstanding that it's relatively easy to damage your hand if you punch someone in the head. Best use a whip I say.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Doctors used to recommend bleeding to balance the humors.

A paddle still makes sense.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

It used to be recommended that if you wanted to beat a slave you didn't actually kill her. Some sort of financial penalty would accrue I think. Notwithstanding that it's relatively easy to damage your hand if you punch someone in the head. Best use a whip I say.

I'm not going to go there. That's dangerous territory here.

 

[Desk trauma]

A paddle still makes sense.

What, no extension cords or bull whips?

 

[OldWiseGuy]

What, no extension cords or bull whips?

What I would have given to be simply paddled according to those recommendations.

Whippings and beatings are like the death penalty; some people deserve it.

 

[Desk trauma]

What I would have given to be simply paddled according to those recommendations.

And kids subject to being burned for misbehaving or annoying adults may prefer what you had, still not an argument for either form of abuse.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

And kids subject to being burned for misbehaving or annoying adults may prefer what you had, still not an argument for either form of abuse.

Deserved appropriate punishment isn't abuse.

 

[Desk trauma]

Deserved appropriate punishment isn't abuse.

Yeah, that what those who abuse children typically say that in their defense.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Yeah, that what those who abuse children typically say in their defense.

Abusers, yes.

 

[Desk trauma]

Abusers, yes.

 

[keith99]

It used to be recommended that if you wanted to beat a slave you didn't actually kill her. Some sort of financial penalty would accrue I think. Notwithstanding that it's relatively easy to damage your hand if you punch someone in the head. Best use a whip I say.

Actually as long as the slave recovered enough to get up and walk before dying it was fine. It is interesting how some more recent translations say actuall recovery was needed. There is no hint of that in the Hebrew. The King James version seems to miss in the opposite direction. It seems to say as long as the slave lives a couple of days all is well. That is also not what the Hebrew says.

Yea the athiest has a Hebrew-English interlinear.

 

[VirOptimus]

Abusers, yes.

And you described horrifying abuse.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

Prov 13:24: “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him often

Prov 19:18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Seems like spanking is too soft , rod should be used for this purpose. That means spanking is ok if rod is ok too

A rod can damage layers of skin. Spanking a child with a rod is child abuse and torture.