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Adrian Peterson, one of the top players in the National Football League, was recently suspended for "switching" his child. Basically, he took a thin branch and beat his child on the back and butt until the kid was bleeding. This injury was apparently severe enough to merit serious criminal charges against Mr. Peterson.
I felt like the punishment was reasonable, although a bit extreme. Ms. Peterson will certainly lose millions of dollars in contract and endorsements as a result of the fallout from his arrest.
I personally think that spanking is okay in limited amounts, but that Adrian Peterson's case was bad because of its degree. Inflicting those kinds of injuries on a 4-year-old kid is way out of the realm of normal punishment, and more into the territory of the parent losing control.
The American public has basically engaged in public debate about spanking, with many public figures taking the politically correct view that spanking is unacceptable in the modern day and age. (By the way, both of the wives of the previous two presidents have previously admitted to spanking their kids.)
Anyways, I was having coffee with some friends, and I learned that my American perspective was totally in the minority. I asked them how often they spanked their children. One guy said he spanked his kids three times a day. All these guys were from non-American countries, and I realized that spanking is totally a cultural issue, which could differ a ton by where you grew up.
So I created these polls just for my own curiosity and to improve my understanding of how parenting is viewed around the world.
Thanks!
Poll: Do you live in North America, and were you spanked as a child?Yes (282) 71% No (118) 30% 400 total votes Your vote: Do you live in North America, and were you spanked as a child? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
Poll: Do you live in Asia, and were you spanked as a child?Yes (62) 68% No (29) 32% 91 total votes Your vote: Do you live in Asia, and were you spanked as a child? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
Poll: Do you live in Europe, and were you spanked as a child?No (394) 66% Yes (206) 34% 600 total votes Your vote: Do you live in Europe, and were you spanked as a child? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
Poll: Do you live somewhere else, and were you spanked?Yes (55) 67% No (27) 33% 82 total votes Your vote: Do you live somewhere else, and were you spanked? (Vote): Yes
(Vote): No
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I once got spanked with chopsticks when I was 5. It definitely stung, but I'm pretty sure I deserved it.
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There are many degrees of "spanking" so I'm not sure what the poll will show. When I, and I presume lots of people, think of spanking it's just a pretty innocuous slap on the ass. Other people like Adrian Peterson have a totally different concept of what a spank is.
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Only twice, I was a good child.  I think most people still spank their kids around here in Midwest US. But yeah, depends on your definition on spanking. Whipping your kid until he bleeds seems kinda wrong.
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The belt was the worst. Wooden spoon hurt like a bitch too.
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Never hard enough to make me bleed, but I definitely came out better for it. At a certain point it crosses the threshold of punishment and seems more like crazy venting and most certainly abuse, though I don't think the simple act of spanking itself is particularly harmful.
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Beating a kid until blood is drawn is definitely crossing the line between punishment and abuse. A slap on the bum (not even that hard) causes more embarrassment than pain to a child and they usually do not want to go through that many times.
Whipping a kid with a branch? Different thing completely. He is a freaking professional football player, and a strong person. I assume he didn't hit the kid lightly.
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I was spanked, also got the belt or wooden spoon sometimes and a switch a couple of times. For me it didn't do anything, I'm no better for being spanked. As far as discipline goes corporal punishment is pretty much the worst way to go. I don't hate my parents for doing it, they were raised on corporal punishment and abuse themselves. However, if I ever do have kids won't be spanking them. There's no reason for the senseless discipline to continue for more generations, it's the easy way out of actual parenting IMO.
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On September 20 2014 13:40 Random_0 wrote:
I felt like the punishment was reasonable, although a bit extreme. Ms. Peterson will certainly lose millions of dollars in contract and endorsements as a result of the fallout from his arrest.
What the fuck does that mean? Was it reasonable or not, according to you? The kid's ballsack was bleeding more than 6 hours after the incident, and even Adrian Peterson, who has a "whooping" room and multiple belts that he chooses from when "whooping" his kids thought that at one point he put a nasty gash into the boy's thigh when the branch whipped around front.
And what is with your reference to his baby mama "certainly" losing millions of dollars? You would let your kid get whooped regularly to the point that he has open wounds in order to collect a larger check from the child's estranged father? Would you, personally, take such a beating to collect such checks?
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I remember getting spanked a few times I guess? It wasn't many that is for sure and I think most of those were with a hand on the butt (maybe a belt once or twice).
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I got spanked less than 5 times when I was a kid. I only got spanked when I dun goofed hard and it was only one smack... Then I got a talking to which was always way worse for some reason.
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Think I got spanked once or twice. I don't see it as a bad thing, obviously doing it until the kid is bleeding is terrible imo.
But a normal spanking no that's not to cruel.
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ah, now i know where all of blade's ladder rage comes from...
protoss.
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many people in America whose parents are immigrants (esp Asian ones) got spanked, so I think having a separate poll might be a good idea (or maybe I'm just curious if non-Asians get spanked as well)
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I was spanked as a child and don't see how people can think that spanking is okay. There are ways to teach children proper behavior that doesn't involve hitting them. Kids don't know any better they should be taught the consequences of their actions and why they shouldn't do improper things and what those reasons are. Getting hit isnt one of those reason.
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This topic normally will bring in a set of people that view spanking as a crime against humanity, so fair warning if it descends into massive moral preening by someone. There are, in fact, activists on this topic, which is something of a sad reality of the modern age.
The short answer is that a lot of sociological issues break into these 30/30/40 splits. Some kids need a lot more corporal punishment than others. Some need spanking, where others will think a "time out" is worse than murder. It really takes knowing a child. There's a "line" that shouldn't be crossed, but that line normally only gets crossed when alcohol is involved.
While I was spanked a few times, it's always the bar of soap in the mouth the first time I swore at my brother that I remember. In other issues, I rarely swear, haha.
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On September 20 2014 15:21 GettingIt wrote:
I was spanked as a child and don't see how people can think that spanking is okay. There are ways to teach children proper behavior that doesn't involve hitting them. Kids don't know any better they should be taught the consequences of their actions and why they shouldn't do improper things and what those reasons are. Getting hit isnt one of those reason.
Have fun endlessly debating with your kids.
Also, I'd take a spanking any day over the mental abuse that nowadays is often considered an acceptable educational method. Obviously not referring to above example... beating your kid to the point of bleeding is just ridiculous.
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I got my ass whooped everyday, till I was 10 years old. I've been struck with spoons, Wooden paddles, and the parent favorite belt.
Honestly I wasn't a fan of it.
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