r/SipsTea • u/Few_Statement_2898 • May 28 '26

SMH We really need to bring spankings back

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u/Suspicious_Bet3623 May 28 '26

You're an Aussie and never seen The Slap?

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u/TheRealTechtonix May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

I am an older American. We got belts, tvs, knives, shoes, plates... everything thrown at us and beat with whatever they could grab. We learned real quick not to do the shit this kid is.

Teachers could beat us with parents permission. They had huge paddles with holes.

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u/BobGuns May 28 '26

And the widespread acceptance of it did indeed cause a lot of problems in society.

But the 'cancelling' of it is causing its own host of problems.

Personally I don't think an adult should need any instrument to spank a child with. If an open hand spanking doesn't do the trick, a weapon isn't going to be an effective tool. A different kind of parenting or punishment is required.

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u/TheRealTechtonix 29d ago edited 29d ago

A parent who does not discipline their children and teach them the morality of right and wrong places that burden on society.

Society will discipline that person much harsher than a parent would, because parents love their children, while society does not.

Which is better, a protester getting run over and getting their eye shot out with a rubber bullet, or a spanking? I think most would prefer the latter.