Debate Table

[GI_Admiral 2]

if you say so...

But to be honest (and not for the sake of arguing (which I wasnt doing)), I can't believe you would hit your 1-3 year old...maybe I'm too optimistic about the world

[Radioactive Isotope 29]

there's a difference between a little pop on the rear to get a kid's attention and beating them. after awhile, all you'd have to do is threaten them with a spanking anyway.

[Princess 35]

Exactly. I see nothing wrong with a quick pop to a diapered covered butt

[GI_Admiral 2]

lol all i'll say is: Slippery Slope

[Princess 35]

Puhleaze. How many people here were spanked? I was, and I'm fine

[GI_Admiral 2]

lol im just saying its easier to justify going further if you already let yourself hit them when they're 1, than if you didnt

[Princess 35]

There's a big difference between a quick spank when a child is being really out of line, then there is beating a child just for the hell of it, and you know that GI

[Radioactive Isotope 29]

Puhleaze. How many people here were spanked? I was, and I'm fine

^ what she said. i think GI just hasn't been around misbehaving children all that much. i don't care how much of an anti-spanking person you are, some kid will do something to make you want to pop them on the backside. besides, we all know he's just playing Devil's Advocate anyway. good to have you back, man. :p

[TheUnknown 39]

JM must be here all day. She's normally online when I go into work, and now she's posting at 10:30 at night. GET SOME SLEEP.

[Radioactive Isotope 29]

bah. who needs sleep?

but i sit in front of a computer all day at work, so that's why i'm here all the time. ;)

[GI_Admiral 2]

GI just hasn't been around misbehaving children all that much. i don't care how much of an anti-spanking person you are, some kid will do something to make you want to pop them on the backside.

What do you mean, I'm around you people on GB all the time :p

[Radioactive Isotope 29]

that would have been harsh if you hadn't been MIA for the past few months. :p

[GI_Admiral 2]

I'll admit the timing was off a bit :p

[Mara 29]

Puhleaze. How many people here were spanked? I was, and I'm fine

^ what she said. i think GI just hasn't been around misbehaving children all that much. i don't care how much of an anti-spanking person you are, some kid will do something to make you want to pop them on the backside. besides, we all know he's just playing Devil's Advocate anyway. good to have you back, man.

Hell yes.

I see kids all the time, who, I swear, have never seen the backside of a hand. And they're evil and unruly.

I was only spanked once or twice as a kid, but that's all I needed. If it was just threatened, I'd behave.

Edited February 26, 2007 by Mara

[GI_Admiral 2]

So it's alright to do it with children but not with prisoners? Or are you all alight with say torturing prisoners, hitting them till they pass out, etc. It's the same philosophy.

Edit:

But why stop there! Let's do it to countries! Let's bomb countries that are bad (we're already doing that now), and say, hey if anyone else steps out of line, we're gonna bomb you back to being a 3rd world country. That would keep them honest yeah? lol

Look back in history. Everyone you call 'barbaric' did that. Hang, draw and quarter. You think it's barbaric? Well pssht, after seeing that done to someone, you sure as hell wouldn't want to commit treason would you lol.

Edited February 26, 2007 by GI_Admiral

[Radioactive Isotope 29]

i think you're stretching a bit there, pal. :p

[Mara 29]

Uh yeah.

[GI_Admiral 2]

Same theory. Do it once, they'll never wanna do it again. Deterrence I think it might be called :p

[Princess 35]

It's GI, he's always reaching

[Mara 29]

Reaching for the hot burner on the stove.

[GI_Admiral 2]

lol you guys comfort yourself in funny ways. Sadly, they aren't enough to make my point not valid...You're attacking the speaker, not the speakers premises or conclusions :)

[Radioactive Isotope 29]

right. children who are spanked will grow up to be evil dictators, terrorists, anarchists, murderers, rapists, and generally bad guys. it's inevitable. we should all be like Dr. Spock and never spank our kids. they'll be perfect angels that way.

if time-outs and losing privilages works for your kids, more power to ya. but if it doesn't, what are you going to do?

[GI_Admiral 2]

lol I never said they'd grow up to become them.

I just said that dictators etc etc use the same idea when defending what they do. And that that idea can lead to other bad things.

[Andy 60]

You're going to tell a 2 year old that he or she isn't getting an allowance?

Why would you give a 2 year old an allowance in the first place? :|

Edited March 3, 2007 by Andy

[Princess 35]

Exactly. But GI, was making the argument that he'll punish his kids by taking away their allowance