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Advocates for it could at least stop being cowards and call it inflicting physical pain on children.
(lemmy.world)
The usual suspects: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming
"Corporal Punishment," what a lovely, soft language term to legitimize literally terrorizing children through violence.
When I was in grade school principle had a big black paddle that he would spank kids with. The parents had to be informed and agree to it. A couple of the kinds in my class got it every year.
Guess who's behavior always got worse after that.
A couple of them eventually got expelled after smashing the principles car up with rocks. They also hit him with a few of them as well.