See, these people just make me angry. I am not opposed to corporal punishment. I was spanked maybe 5 or 6 times in my entire life. It was always with a bare hand. Of those times, they were serious things that I did that needed to get my attention. I don't fault or dislike my parents for it, or hold any hard feelings.
Now, I don't intend to have children, but if I did, I would do everything I could to not have to spank my child. For dreadfully serious things, just to get their attention with a swat might be an option.
I can also understand the fact that children do need some form of discipline when they are raised. You don't need to spank your children to instill a sense of discipline.
What these two advocate just makes me sick. The fact that they want the kids to go and select the switch they will be beaten with is even crazier. It does mental damage along with physical and the amount of force they advocate using is just unacceptable. In my mind, corporal punishment shouldn't really hurt that much.
I really hope that these people get brought to some sense of justice. They are responsible for the death of a child through their teachings, and they have undoubtedly caused the suffering of hundreds, if not thousands of children. People who hurt children...or advocate the harm of children just make my blood boil.
Gah,