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Jamaal510

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20. That chart that

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 05:15 PM

Sep 2014

showed a majority of Democrats saying that spanking is acceptable is yet another case of DU not reflecting the Democratic Party as a whole.
There's a distinct difference between scar (and blood)-inducing beatings, and a swat on the butt, legs, hands, etc. to change behavior. If a small child is doing something unsafe, and either refuses or is too young to listen to reason, there is not much of an alternative form of punishment that typically works. But then again, what do I know? I'm apparently just "uninformed" and "ignorant" for having a different opinion on this versus many of the posters on this site.

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Americans� Opinions On Spanking Vary By Party, Race, Region And Religion [View all] JonLP24 Sep 2014 OP

Depressing that it's so hih in all these categories HERVEPA Sep 2014 #1

In my mind it isn't a very big step from whipping your kid with a tree branch tularetom Sep 2014 #2

Spanking does no good. People who think it does are truly stupid. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #3

Maybe uninformed is a better characterization elias7 Sep 2014 #14

How about willfully ignorant? Dont call me Shirley Sep 2014 #17

You never train a dog by hitting it DBoon Sep 2014 #4

No, not a pipoman Sep 2014 #5

A halfhearted swat on a clothed butt is the worst hifiguy Sep 2014 #18

Rec for visibility - TBF Sep 2014 #6

If you did it to an adult it would be assault. Laffy Kat Sep 2014 #7

Because it's mild in comparison to what they were taught in church FiveGoodMen Sep 2014 #19

Well, at least I'm in the proper demographic OutNow Sep 2014 #8

what caused that 10% jump (80%-to-90%) in 2 years among AA's? DrDan Sep 2014 #9

He says the spikes and valleys JonLP24 Sep 2014 #11

I saw his note re sample size - but it still seems significant DrDan Sep 2014 #12

No, he says that: kiva Sep 2014 #15

graphs Duppers Sep 2014 #10

I'm glad those days are over...beating kids.... Stellar Sep 2014 #13

I suspect location also matters LiberalEsto Sep 2014 #16

That chart that Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #20

The trends are moving in the right indirection JonLP24 Sep 2014 #21

When a woman in one of my Psych classes asked, "How much should I spank my child?" Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #22