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Originally Posted by Glitter Golgotha
The fact of the matter is, the evidence that has been presented here does not apply to all individuals and thus cannot be used as a generalization for why an act in itself should be banned. Intent and outcome are every bit as important as action, and need to be taken into consideration.
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I take it then you also believe driving under the influence of alcohol should be legal? As people who do so, do not intend on having an accident and/or causing grievous harm to other members of the community and themselves. Furthermore not everyone who drives while under the influence will have the negative consequences.
I turn now to Dr Ian Hassall. His quotation here which was also used in the UNICEF report which I provided in my previous post is quite fitting. After all, as my other source identified cross cultural studies have highlighted the risk in physical discipline shaping the reality of the child. That is it increases the chances of them being more supportive of authoritarian sources using more physical measures.
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Originally Posted by Dr Ian Hassall
It feels wrong and when we reflect, we know in our hearts it is
wrong. What ordinary parent can recall the look of fear when they
raised their arm to strike and the expression of pain that followed,
without feeling deep remorse. We may justify such an act to
ourselves with the support of custom or religion but we know it
was wrong.
Even worse, if as parents we have become inured to the fear and pain
we cause by hitting our children, what have we become? And if our
children over the years become used to us hitting them and regard
it as normal, what have they become? . . . We are not brutes. We do
love our children. Against our better judgement we have fallen into
the habit, generation by generation, of hitting our children.
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