re: Spanking a kid--where do you stand?

Spanking is absolutely necessary. My kids know if they disrespect an adult, not do simple things as they are told they get their arse tore up. I have pretty good kids because they know they will get a spanking if they do wrong whatever the case may be. I notice in public, at ball games, school functions that my kids definitely stand out as well mannered and behaved kids. This is because i teach them accountability at a young age in hopes of them becoming a better person than me. You enable your child by being their friend above being their parent. you do them a disservice by not spanking them.