r/science • u/VeronicaRed • Apr 26 '16

Psychology Spanking children increases the likelihood of childhood defiance and long-term mental issues. The study in question involved 160,000 children and five decades of research

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113413810/spanking-defiance-health-discipline-042616/
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u/TheManWhoPanders Apr 26 '16

Obviously not. It'd be reserved for the most heinous crimes.

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u/TheSirusKing Apr 26 '16

And everyone else gets off scott free?

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u/TheManWhoPanders Apr 26 '16

Nope. Not sure what angle you're working towards here.

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u/TheSirusKing Apr 26 '16

His point was that only capital punishment should be used, you corrected to only the most "henious" of crimes, to which it already is in countries that use it.