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DarienComp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:37 PM Original message |
CNN Poll: Is it ever appropriate to SMACK a child? |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. Depends |
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DarienComp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. you're an evil man |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sometimes you need to get a child's attention immediately |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. If you properly discipline your children |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Very young children don't have their ears connected to hands or feet |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. So you stop them, remove them from the danger |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Nice personal attack |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Well that's very good |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Wow. Some people might think only a pious ass |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 12:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Whatever. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I think you are missing the point |
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DarienComp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. i don't know, it's the choice of words that troubles me |
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PretzelWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. probably? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I was leaving open the possibility of multiple concurrent reasons |
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bballny (456 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. YES |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. ok ok |
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Bike Punk (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. After seeing how many |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Uh - there are other alternatives |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. When a kid misbehaves in public, I'd like to smack their parents. |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Publicly shaming them is much more effective |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:14 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Great statement - I will use it. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. Ummmm....do you have kids? |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 12:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. LOL. |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Thanks, that is what I thought. You don't have any kids, just judgements. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #11 |
37. I second that!! |
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Bjornsdotter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
12. No |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'm old enough to have raised my children at a time when a |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I don't think it's abuse |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
44. I think even a 'swat' can be abusive if it is out of context or without |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. You can defin make that argument. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
15. Only if you are George W. Bush's Daddy or Mama. n/t |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. My father went after me... |
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Debi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
39. You deserve this for being a survivor |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
21. Of course it is sometimes appropriate. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
22. context: "smack" = "spank" |
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catabryna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. Smack is a highly inflamatory word... |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 04:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. see previous post: in Britain, smack = spank |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
24. No, I don't think it is. It is the response of last resort when you feel |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
30. I hope they do a similar poll about the appropriateness of |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
32. The answer is NO |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-11-06 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
33. oh boy a spanking thread |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
35. It's never acceptable, but sometimes it's understandable. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
40. This is one of those grey issues. |
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Debi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
42. Nah, yell so loud it scares the crap out of em! |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
43. i don't really know. i'm 64 and back in my day you did hit your |
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auburngrad82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
45. Only if they're a Republican nt |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
46. The element of surprise is overwhelming and junior also sez |
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tenshi816 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
47. I think you might be reading too much into the term. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-12-06 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
48. Stupid poll. Poorly worded. Unscientific. Created for "shock" news effect. |
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