Corporal Punishment?

Question

I am writing a paper for my ethics class on Corporal Punishment. I have to write it on all sides (For and against) I was wandering if i could get some of your thoughts on this to add into my paper.
Please only serious replies all others will not be used.

Corporal Punishment is the infliction of punishment on the body, such as a spanking.
Capital Punishment is murdering someone for something they have done.

Answer 1

"Corporal Punishment"? No.
Why? Because our society has as many definitions for that phrase as there are self-styled "authorities" who address the subject; most of them decidedly negative, most of them concocted for the express purpose of dissuading people from considering it an option. We have, unfortunately, taken the old image of a child getting a ruler across the backside and attempted to make it equavalent, in the public mind's eye, to the image of that same child getting punched in the face by Mike Tyson. When "corporal punishment" carries that kind of baggage for so many people, we can no longer have a reasonable discussion about it, can we? "Do you use corporal punishment at home", has become a question like, "Have you stopped beating your wife, yet?" Whether you say, "Yes" or "No", either way you're hosed. Somebody's inevitably going to be pissed at you and give you an earful. [Which never fails to teach me something about the company I keep.]

Anyway, so is there a viable alternative? Yes, I am convinced that there is.

Biblical chastisement, administered as follows:

ONLY in the context of a deeply cultivated relationship of love where the child is unshakeably confident of his worth in your eyes. You MAY NOT chastise if there is not a solid, vibrant, positive relationship FIRST.

NEVER in anger. It's a bit hypocritical to take action intending to help a child define acceptable limits if you are emotionally out-of-bounds yourself. It must be clear that the chastisement is not going to be more or less severe owing to your own emotional state.

NEVER with a bare hand. Use "the rod of correction". NOT a tree trunk, mind you -- a "rod". A simple stick no larger around than the end of your little finger, about a foot long.

NEVER to excess. Three quick, short swats; each a flick of the wrist, NOT a swing from the elbow. Do it exactly the SAME way. ALWAYS.

ALWAYS to the buttocks. Apply "the rod of correction" to the child's "seat" of authority.

ONLY for acts of rebellion involving of the following:
1) Disobedience to a clear directive issued by a parent/guardian.
2) Abuse of another person or of an animal.
3) Destruction of any physical thing, whether his own or that of another.

If the act was not done in a rebellious spirit, then chastisement is proscribed, and correction is called for, instead. Correction simply means further explanation and/or demonstration of what is expected so that the child gains a soud grasp of what you require of them. Inherent in this is that what is required MUST BE within the childs physical and intellectual capabilities. Also, there will come a point when a subject has been revisited enough that both the parent and child are aware that no further correction should be required. This point needs to be clearly noted by mutual agreement between the parent and child, because subsequent need for correction will most likely be construed as evidence of rebellion.

Without writing a book, here, that's about as straight-up as you're going to get it. Good luck on that paper.

Answer 2

I just don't think corporal punishment is enough but having it done in public. Because it will not only show others what will happen if you do something wrong but, have the effect on ones mind that I should not do this crime because if I get caught Lot's of people will see me punished.

Answer 3

I do not want anyone else swatting my child. That goes for teachers, babysitters, distant relatives etc. I was not raised during the corporal punishment years, but I am certainly an adult and capable of forming my own opinion on the matter. I swat my kid, but only as a last resort... sometimes you need to get their attention. How do I know someone else isn't going to feel the same? Hope you do well on your paper!

Answer 4

I agree with Sister Fire !!! I too was raised in the days of paddling at school.

No one I knew in school ever got a paddling if they didn't deserve it when they broke the rules. We all knew, without a doubt, what the repercussion for our defiant action would be -- a paddling. And it was delivered by the school principal -- not teachers. I personally think that detention is a joke and usually (from personal experience) inconveniences the parent NOT the child especially if it is after school.

Furthermore, I was raised by parents who told me, also in no uncertain terms, that if I were to ever receive a paddling in school -- the punishment I received at home would be twice as bad, because; #1 I KNEW BETTER, #2 I was an @ss at school and #3 I embarrassed my parents because they raised me to show respect to my peers and to elders.

I survived corporal punishment in the school system just fine.

Answer 5

corporal is practiced here in the Phils even with the undeniable fact that there are some rules limiting it. i actual grow to be gone by using that as quickly as i grow to be little. It grow to be no longer as undesirable because it sounds however. some infants canot understand stable reasoning for them to act so a splash soreness must be inflicted to remind them. yet that would not advise im professional-corporal punishment or something. My element is only to apply it as a final motel for infants and carried out little or no. besides the fact that there would desire to be very strict regulations as to no longer inflict it upon adults.

Answer 6

The parents should be allowed to do it, not teachers. The parents have the legal prerogative, the teachers...less so (no legal guardianship really).

Now, I am for corporal punishment (for young children). They are not necessarily capable of understanding all of the consequences (I knew I wasn't), but they will respond to physical chastisement. It is truly the most effective way of PUNISHING, not threatening, young children for doing "bad things." No burning, drowning, choking, etc. Stick to spankings.

Answer 7

I WAS WOKEN WITH THIS THOUGHT

I woke up this morning and something told me to open a site and to my dismay and shock I saw the name Tanka associated with sex pornography to be exact, I was appalled’ you’d think that after eighth centuries the blanco hombre & blanco mujer would have learned a little more religious respect, the name Tanka is derived from the name Wakan Tanka the great spirit which we pray to, I was dismayed at even the slightest nations of association with promiscuous and perverted sex.
This is not of the Great Spirit, on a singular point whilst also believing in the same thing and a follower, followers of this spiritual religious belief also practise polygamy , which means a brave or chief having more than one wife but the wives only having one husband so as to clear up any misunderstanding on why you want to degrade the name , it is disappointing that the blanco hombre y mujer should think to associate sex in this manner with a spiritual religious belief , I can say for sure what caused this, the general consensus is that the believers of the Great Spirit are pagan and some pagans have been known to practice group sex as a freedom of expression or to enhance a dark power, so No this is not correct for the believers of the Great Spirit, the term pagan comes from Greece and Rome, the pagans were known to immortalise the image of god in a man or goddess as in a woman, (eg)the white bearded, white haired, white robed image of Zeus or Apollo or the female idol carved in stone of Athena however unlike the Greeks and Roman the First Nations Indians do not have an image immortalised in stone for their belief, the Great Spirit is formless and works through all things in the universe , the Great Spirit is the centre force for the universe and can manifest itself in any form it wishes it does not need sexual images to perpetuate it’s power it is complete in itself so again No , the term Pagan was given to non believers in Christ at the turn of the Christian rise and persecution of the so called heathens and though it was wrongfully given to anyone not believing in Christ it became a general terminology for non monotheist believers despite the fact that most of these non Christian religions were not evil or practiced evil, the Christian teachings taught that anyone wanting to find eternal life or true religious belief had to go through the church and that is where the incorrect term pagan to all non Christian believers came from, the name Wakan (Tanka) the Great Spirit is not an objective use for sex and whomever used that name Tanka wrongly associated the name in a disgraceful way, at the same time I do want to point out the this spiritual religious belief totally propagates heterosexual practice and belief but not in this way, that name is the Christian equivalent of god’s spiritual power not an evil sexual appraisal, it is just not right and totally wrong that you should misrepresent a spiritual religious name in that way that and I am pretty sure it was a I know the mujer afro étnica y una mujer blanca behind the thought of user , all wearing black tee shirts to be like the pagans, yet again though your own ignorance you’re in the wrong again, well at least your living up to the label a Nazi once called your lot? Which is a people of total ignorance even in these modern times and No I am not a Nazi

It’s woman & men like them you cannot help but exploit everything they see who make it harder for people wanting to-do better and be right in this world

Answer 8

I am personally for Corporal Punishment. I think that if someone goes and kills someone just to kill or rape or anything else of that nature, they're not worth spending the money to keep in prison. I know for a fact, that it costs fifty thousand dollars per year to keep 1, just 1 inmate in prison. Thats more than a lot of people make, it's ridiculous. There is no way we should pay that much for such scum bags, and do you know who pays that fifty thousand? you and me. it's ALL taxpayers money. Do you feel like paying fifty thousand dollars a year to pay rent for a rapist or a murderer, cause i know i don't i have better things to spend my money on.

Answer 9

I did a lot of research on the spanking research. My conclusion was that the "spanking destroys the child and society" reserach is at best inconclsuive and at worst deeply flawed. There is actually very good research that indicates that spanking is the most effective way for parents to get children to comply with their wishes and does not cause any harm.

You can find my research and the names of the various studies at :http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-GgIFACYzfqWx8YwvtspSWVmWzA--?cq=1&p=793

Answer 10

Corporal punishment is a form of physical punishment that involves the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable. The term usually refers to methodically striking the offender with the open hand or with an implement, whether in judicial, domestic, or educational settings.