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Should Parents Be Allowed To Spank Their Children? (POLL)
ESBT Television South Bend Indiana ^ | 11/28/2007 | WSBT TV South Bend

Posted on 11/28/2007 2:39:27 PM PST by A_Tradition_Continues

Should Parents Be Allowed To Spank Their Children? (POLL)


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: discipline; parenthood; parents; poll; spank; spanking
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1 posted on 11/28/2007 2:39:31 PM PST by A_Tradition_Continues
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

http://www.wsbt.com active link


2 posted on 11/28/2007 2:40:41 PM PST by A_Tradition_Continues (No Longer white...I'm Caucasion-American...Please make note)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

Light’me up if they need it.

If you do, they won’t need it for long.


3 posted on 11/28/2007 2:41:47 PM PST by Eaker (If illegal immigrants were so great for an economy; Mexico would be building a wall to keep them in)
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To: Eaker
There was several years in Elementary school that I had a constant red bum, and I earned every one of those spankings. I still thank the principle who whooped me to this day.
4 posted on 11/28/2007 2:43:30 PM PST by mnehring (I am free not to support Ron Paul... Wow, I feel special...)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

I got spanked, my brothers got spanked, and all my children got spanked. Magically about age 9-11 they catch on and do not need them anymore.


5 posted on 11/28/2007 2:44:55 PM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

I spanked my daughter once, and my son twice. Almost 20 years later and they both remember when, and exactly why.


6 posted on 11/28/2007 2:45:28 PM PST by Spruce
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To: Spruce

Good.


7 posted on 11/28/2007 3:07:42 PM PST by svcw (There is no plan B.)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

I will answer that question with another question.

Who, generally speaking, has a child’s best interests most at heart, and will do the most to protect a child, the parent or the state?

Answer that question, and you have answered the first question.


8 posted on 11/28/2007 3:07:45 PM PST by gridlock (Recycling is the new Religion.)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues; dynachrome

Ping


9 posted on 11/28/2007 4:03:14 PM PST by loboinok (Gun control is hitting what you aim at!)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

Doesn’t say how many votes, but it’s 95% in favor of spanking.

My brothers and sisters and I got spanked a lot as kids, and boy, we sure needed it. We’ve all turned out pretty well. Spanking kids is one thing, beating them is another, and my parents knew the difference.


10 posted on 11/28/2007 5:13:40 PM PST by Theresawithanh (FRED!)
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To: gridlock

Good answer.


11 posted on 11/28/2007 5:22:04 PM PST by Christopher Lincoln
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

I voted “yes”, only because “Duh!” wasn’t one of the choices.


12 posted on 11/28/2007 5:42:46 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Retire Ron Paul! Support Chris Peden (www.chrispeden.org))
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To: A_Tradition_Continues

Spanking should be reserved for a few specific offenses, but yes.


13 posted on 11/28/2007 6:26:26 PM PST by Jeff Chandler ("Liberals want to save the world for the children they aren't having." -Mark Steyn)
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To: Jeff Chandler
"Spanking should be reserved for a few specific offenses, but yes."

And I hope that the parents are the ones that get to choose those offenses for themselves.

14 posted on 11/28/2007 6:28:58 PM PST by JustaDumbBlonde
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To: JustaDumbBlonde
And I hope that the parents are the ones that get to choose those offenses for themselves.

No, I meant that the parents should be circumspect when deciding to spank THE CHILD. I didn't mean that the parents should spank each other.

To each his own, I guess.

15 posted on 11/28/2007 8:02:28 PM PST by Jeff Chandler ("Liberals want to save the world for the children they aren't having." -Mark Steyn)
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To: Jeff Chandler

That is not what I meant. Sheesh.


16 posted on 11/28/2007 8:18:12 PM PST by JustaDumbBlonde
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To: Nervous Tick

Thanks ALL for assisting the non-scientific poll (Is there a legal obligation to make that statement?) I saw a similiar poll with essentially the same results (95% favor corporal punishment).


17 posted on 11/28/2007 8:49:19 PM PST by A_Tradition_Continues (No Longer white...I'm Caucasion-American...Please make note)
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To: A_Tradition_Continues; 2ndDivisionVet; A knight without armor; Alexander Rubin; AmericaUnite; ...
Spanking again. Next big lib push to ban? Thanks to Loboinok for this one!

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18 posted on 11/29/2007 5:48:05 AM PST by dynachrome (Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
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