Should you be allowed to legally hit you child?
IN SOME STATES IN THE U.S YOU ARE ALLOWED TO LEGALLY HIT YOUR CHILD AS LONG AS YOU DONT MAKE ANY MARKS OR BRUISES. SHOULD THESE LAWS STAY OR IS THIS JUST SICK?
Yes
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NO
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I wish the debate had been worded differently, I wish it had been "should it be made illegal for any one to hit their child ? " In general parents have the responsibility of making their children responsible citizens. While hitting a child may not be a first recourse for any parent who has to discipline his child and prevent him from endangering himself and others, this remedy does work in situations when the child cannot be expected to understand why he should do or not do something. Parents will hit their children, no matter how loving they are towards their children, but these would be forgotten by the children themselves in later lives when they have their own children, and are faced with the task of their upbringing. To make it illegal, would be to take an unforgiving stance against a parent, which is not right. Often, a the fear of a child that he might be hit, is adequate to get him on the right path. So, I feel that it should not be illegal for a parent to hit a child. Side: yes
so you say it's fine because the kids arent intelligent enough to understand other forms of guidance? children respond to other forms of guidance much better than to hitting, and even if they only understood hitting, could a teacher hit his/her students? could i hit a random child because i think they are too loud? what difference does it make if its their parents or someone else? you dont own your kids anymore than i do. also, if children having poor intelligence is the reason behind your position, then you must think its okay to correct mentally handicapped children and adults by hitting them, because "they cannot be expected to understand why [they] should do or not do something". thats horrible and not effective. it's even worse to hit someone if they really cant understanding something. you sound more concerned about abusive parents being put in jail than you are about defenseless children being abused Side: NO
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