re: A. Peterson being investigated for physical abuse of a different 4 year old son

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However, an arse whipping, one that made it painful to sit for days is not abuse.

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Ehh...

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Did AP cross the line, I do not know.

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Perhaps you shouldn't be a parent if you're not sure whether AD crossed the line with his son.

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Many are wanting to use this as an argument against discipline and yet it is this very lack of discipline in many homes that is responsible for many of the ills in our country.

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My father spanked me as a child as well. Never close to the degree Peterson used, but I was spanked nonetheless. I don't have some agenda against spanking, but it is asinine that people want to equate the problems in this country with a lack of spanking.

There are some soft, immature, frick-up parents that do not discipline their children in any way, shape, or form, and there are some soft, immature, frick-up parents who beat their kids as well. Being pro/anti spanking doesn't make you a good parent.