We treat our children like angels, yet, we allow them to live like devils. It makes absolutely no sense to me. I'm not saying that we should be beating the shit out of our kids or allowing them to do whatever they want to with absolutely no thought of safety or precaution, but...FUCK!!!
Why is it actually considered a bad thing to spank your kid? Seriously, it's fucking ridiculous. Without discipline, whether it be a few days of grounding or a brief ass kicking, kids will NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER learn. They will continue to do what they want, when they want to and they will continue to have no regard for other people and their lives.
I won't go into the long story that's involved, but when I was younger, my dad put me in my place and, to this very day, I'm still there. I was younger, about 12 or so, and I was mad at my mom (long story), so I threw a baseball hat at her. My dad immediately ran over to me, picked me up by the shirt collar and slammed my ass into the back door. He looked me straight in the eye and told me, in a very stern voice, to never do that to my mother again. 15 or so years later, I have still never done it to my mother again. Why, you ask? Because, my dad didn't treat me like his little angel; he treated me like a stupid, disrespectful kid (which is what I was) and forced me to learn my lesson.
Kids don't get that privelage anymore, which is why they're all growing up to be stupid, disrespectful pussies that don't care about other people and can't even take care of themselves. They have no fear or respect for the reality that is "life".