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[david3103]

I had the belt at primary school. Was always across the hands. It didn't leave any long lasting marks, but it made me think twice about doing something I shouldn't have been doing.

Think yous have had a different kind of experience.

We used to get it on either the hands or arse, we often got a choice of the cane or detention, most of us chose the cane as it was 15 mins of pain v half a Saturday stuck in detention. Don't see the big sweat about corporal punishment really...

Those who think that corporal punishment 'didn't do them any harm' are ignoring the fact that they grew up to believe that it was ok to assault children.

[celtic]

I had the belt at primary school. Was always across the hands. It didn't leave any long lasting marks, but it made me think twice about doing something I shouldn't have been doing.

Think yous have had a different kind of experience.

We used to get it on either the hands or arse, we often got a choice of the cane or detention, most of us chose the cane as it was 15 mins of pain v half a Saturday stuck in detention. Don't see the big sweat about corporal punishment really...

Those who think that corporal punishment 'didn't do them any harm' are ignoring the fact that they grew up to believe that it was ok to assault children.

That's a ridiculous statement.

The two are totally different.

I was assaulted by a teacher and I got the belt at school. I knew what the difference was.

[MANTIS01]

I went to a posh grammar school and got battered by the teachers on a few occasions, thoroughly deserved I might add. The sixth form prefects were allowed to dish out some beatings as well, but they were not quite so deserved. Either way I was totally fine with it, all part of building character. Prefer to deal with a few scrapes growing up rather than be a pussy-o wrapped in cotton wool I guess. Learning there are consequences to everything you do is a necessary lesson I think. Better to get a clip round the ear at school than a bottle in the throat at a pub!

[david3103]

I had the belt at primary school. Was always across the hands. It didn't leave any long lasting marks, but it made me think twice about doing something I shouldn't have been doing.

Think yous have had a different kind of experience.

We used to get it on either the hands or arse, we often got a choice of the cane or detention, most of us chose the cane as it was 15 mins of pain v half a Saturday stuck in detention. Don't see the big sweat about corporal punishment really...

Those who think that corporal punishment 'didn't do them any harm' are ignoring the fact that they grew up to believe that it was ok to assault children.

That's a ridiculous statement.

The two are totally different.

I was assaulted by a teacher and I got the belt at school. I knew what the difference was.

Not at all ridiculous, using violence on a child is wrong whatever you feel inclined to call it.

[celtic]

I had the belt at primary school. Was always across the hands. It didn't leave any long lasting marks, but it made me think twice about doing something I shouldn't have been doing.

Think yous have had a different kind of experience.

We used to get it on either the hands or arse, we often got a choice of the cane or detention, most of us chose the cane as it was 15 mins of pain v half a Saturday stuck in detention. Don't see the big sweat about corporal punishment really...

Those who think that corporal punishment 'didn't do them any harm' are ignoring the fact that they grew up to believe that it was ok to assault children.

That's a ridiculous statement.

The two are totally different.

I was assaulted by a teacher and I got the belt at school. I knew what the difference was.

Not at all ridiculous, using violence on a child is wrong whatever you feel inclined to call it.

It is ridiculous. Clearly two different things.

[david3103]

I had the belt at primary school. Was always across the hands. It didn't leave any long lasting marks, but it made me think twice about doing something I shouldn't have been doing.

Think yous have had a different kind of experience.

We used to get it on either the hands or arse, we often got a choice of the cane or detention, most of us chose the cane as it was 15 mins of pain v half a Saturday stuck in detention. Don't see the big sweat about corporal punishment really...

Those who think that corporal punishment 'didn't do them any harm' are ignoring the fact that they grew up to believe that it was ok to assault children.

That's a ridiculous statement.

The two are totally different.

I was assaulted by a teacher and I got the belt at school. I knew what the difference was.

Not at all ridiculous, using violence on a child is wrong whatever you feel inclined to call it.

It is ridiculous. Clearly two different things.

Having checked, I am surprised to find that assault in legal terms doesn't involve actual contact, so let's find a different word and my post becomes

"Those who think that corporal punishment 'didn't do them any harm' are ignoring the the fact that they grew up to believe that it was ok to hit children"

For the avoidance of doubt, there is no situation in which it can be correct for a teacher to hit a child.

[HutchGF]

I can honestly say that if corporal punishment was brought back, I would leave the profession without a moment's hesitation.

There is NOTHING a child in my care can do that makes me want to physically assault them. Kids are kids, they're not perfect and they have to make mistakes to grow.

I couldn't bring myself to do it, I don't have it in me to strike a child with a belt.