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Gormy Cuss

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10. Um, your options are a bit weird.

Reply to CreekDog (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 08:52 PM

Feb 2014

Both start with the qualifier "As punishment," which seems to imply that spanking kids is okay for some other reason. Now with consenting adults I can think of another reason, but kids????????????

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Kansas bill would permit spanking that leaves bruises on children [View all] CreekDog Feb 2014 OP

Corporal punishment of children. Just another thing we can thank the Bible for. FSogol Feb 2014 #1

To me, religion is just a code word for hatefulness, hostilities and persecution. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #7

this is horrible....... lost-in-nj Feb 2014 #2

i know. luckily most reading this here are as aghast as you and i CreekDog Feb 2014 #3

Damn Solly Mack Feb 2014 #4

Kansas has gone insane. The worst thing is that... anti partisan Feb 2014 #5

Kansas is a shit hole that should be kicked out of the US. Why, anyone that has a RKP5637 Feb 2014 #6

To quote Donnatella Moss... 'Are you sure you're a Democrat?' nt onehandle Feb 2014 #8

The bill should also include a waiver for the child being beat Submariner Feb 2014 #9

Um, your options are a bit weird. Gormy Cuss Feb 2014 #10

it goes back to childhood CreekDog Feb 2014 #15

There really is no need to be smacking kids around. Jamastiene Feb 2014 #11

So true, so true. nt AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #13

So unfortunate. AverageJoe90 Feb 2014 #12

then why was answering the poll so difficult for you? CreekDog Feb 2014 #16

Any teacher that whacked my kids would have sorely regretted doing so. Scuba Feb 2014 #14

Sick. Quantess Feb 2014 #17