Are there any unique circumstances that justify a parent hitting a child?
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My mum hit me once when I was five. She was doing a business deal on the phone and toget her attention I kept slapping her harder and harder on the leg. Then she snaped and slaped me back saying "How do you like it?" and when straight back to her phone call. I never slapped her again. Other than that the two biggest wepons she used with pure brutality where disapointment and attention deficit. Side: Yes
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Children should not have guns in the first place. No should actually. I hate those things. However, in such a situation, I would probably hit the gun or "tackle" the kid, instead of hitting the kid, because they could accidentally pull the trigger because of the force of the slap/jab/smack. Side: No
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I have viewed this arguement with great intrest and here is my view Potential life is not life. At what point does it become life, Viability, about 24 weeks. My experience, Punishing a child through the use of violence teaches violence. The more often it's used the more desensitised they become to it and its effect. I agree with cuaroc on every point Side: No
So the blob of growing tissue within a mother's womb is not living? Is it not human either, even though that is the only logical explanation for it? Is it a nonliving giraffe? And who are you to decide that life is viable at 24 weeks after conception? What if I said that it was only viable at 24 weeks after birth? Who are you to say any differently from me? Who are you to say that taking a living human's life is justified? Are you Hitler? Do you enjoy feticide just as Hitler enjoyed genocide? Do you label certain people as lesser humans just as Hitler labeled Jews as lesser humans? Who are to....... Punishing a child through the use of violence teaches violence. So you don't punish them at all and they continue with contempt for authority? Are you against punishment? Is fear of punishment not stronger than the punishment itself? What do people fear more than pain? The only way to assert dominance over a child is to spank them. If you don't do this then they walk all over you. Humiliating them and embarrassing them through pain is the only way to punish a child, with effective long lasting gain. Side: Yes
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So the blob of growing tissue within a mother's womb is not living? Is it not human either, even though that is the only logical explanation for it? It's a potential living human Is it a nonliving giraffe? No. And who are you to decide that life is viable at 24 weeks after conception? Well for one, life can be considred viable at 24 weeks because this is the stage that life can be maitained at. For instance the lungs; at 24 weeks with the aid of a respirator, but before hand the organ isn't developed to transfer oxygen into the blood. and 2 who are you to say it doesn't? What if I said that it was only viable at 24 weeks after birth? you can say, it is your view life begins 24 weeks after birth if you wish Who are you to say any differently from me? Freedom of speech? Who are you to say that taking a living human's life is justified? In my view it's not a human life. Are you Hitler? No Do you enjoy feticide just as Hitler enjoyed genocide? No Do you label certain people as lesser humans just as Hitler labeled Jews as lesser humans? No Who are to....... .......? Punishing a child through the use of violence teaches violence. So you don't punish them at all No and they continue with contempt for authority? No Are you against punishment? No Is fear of punishment not stronger than the punishment itself? The thought this is going to work out bad for me? What do people fear more than pain? So many things The only way to assert dominance over a child is to spank them. If you don't do this then they walk all over you. Humiliating them and embarrassing them through pain is the only way to punish a child, with effective long lasting gain. Hmm.. My stepson ran up a £400 phone bill, So I stoped his access to the internet, took his mobile phone off him, stoped him going out with his friends and when the land line rang for him, I told the caller he wasn't allowed use the phone. That lasted for 6 months, he never did it again. Physical Humilliation and Embarrasment are not forms of punishments I would use on children, it makes them insecure. Contempt for authority? Well he's been in the British Army for five yeaars now with a very promising career, so no, I don't believe so. Side: No
No. Study after study shows that hitting as a form of punishment is detrimental to a child's psychological well-being. When you hit a dog repeatedly enough, it becomes mean. No different with a human. Also consider that an overwhelming majority of convicted violent criminals had a history of physical abuse by their parents. I'm not saying that hitting your child just once, for instance, counts as physical abuse. However, the more you do it, the greater the risk of undesirable results. Kinda like smoking cigarettes. Also, there's many other alternatives to hitting anyway. Some would argue they aren't as effective..I say otherwise. Try harder, parents. No one forced you to have a child, don't lose your patience with him/her so easily. Side: No
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