Do you think spanking (in general) should be illegal?

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I got spanked like 3 times as a kid.

My dad spanked my brother a lot and quite severely... until one day my brother got so mad that he punched my dad in the face and he got a bloody nose.  That's when he realized that spanking wasn't effective.

Still, he spanked me a few times and I would get so angry at him.. once when I was like 6 I slammed my bedroom door so hard that the plastic light switch cover cracked and broke in half...

All the spanking did was make me defiant... so he stopped.

So.. I would never spank my kids.  It's so incredibly pointless.  There is no reason a full grown adult should be hitting any child.  If you feel a need to hit your child, it is YOU that needs to learn discipline, not your child.

A far more effective punishment is to make the child stand with their nose up against a wall for a good half hour or so.


Edit:  I think there is one case where a quick swat might be warranted (not to hurt the child but to surprise them)..  if your child was about to run out into a street with traffic... I'd wrench him back and swat him on the butt to scare the hell out of him.