I really don't get this thread....
Why single out something 5thGeneration posted somewhere else, with no reference to it and then want a Discussion on it?
I've got to say I agree with purps on this. Where is the damning evidence and who are we to judge what a parent can do to their kid.
Last time I looked we are not living in a dictatorship and what parents do in the way of correcting their children in their own homes should be none of our concern unless it's outright abuse and we have knowledge of it. I am the first one to say protect the children but I don't think spanking your child is a big deal. I got spanked plenty and I don't hate my parents for it. Most of what is wrong with kids today is parents who think they must be their kids buddies instead of actually parenting them and making them behave.