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   Dr. Chris Assaf wrote:   
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   > David V. wrote:   
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   >>ralph wrote:   
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   >>>Robert J. Kolker  writes   
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   >>>   
   >>>>David V. wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>Hit a child; go to jail. There are many other ways to   
   >>>>>discipline a child THAT WORK without resorting to violence   
   >>>>> against them.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>A slap on the wrist (in an appropriate situation) does no   
   >>>>permanent harm. And I agree. There are other wasys of   
   >>>>getting a child's attention. But wrist slapping or a slap on   
   >>>> the butt is not worthy of a jail sentence.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>>I agree. But did you read the original?....   
   >>   
   >>I did. Some are under the very mistaken impression that   
   >>gently hitting (an oxymoron if there ever were one) is better   
   >>than hitting hard. Study after study has shown that any kind of   
   >>hitting produces negative results.   
   >   
   > The crime rate in singapore is low because of hitting.   
      
   No, it is low because of the police state they live under.   
   --   
   Dave   
      
   "Sacred cows make the best hamburger."  Mark Twain.   
      
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