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Originally Posted by shillelagh
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My parents beat all three of us when we were naughty and it gave us a healthy view of right and wrong. Moreover, the neighbours thought nothing of giving us a good telling off and then dragging us home for another pasting if they caught us up to no good.
Kids today know very well which words will set alarm bells ringing whether based in fact or not. God bless the compensation culture that has made adults afraid of children through simply uttering the word 'paedophile' or 'assault'.
I'd far rather see a child being given a decent dressing down in public than left to run wild for the 'benefit' of the rest of us thinking they're a good parent.