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Spanking Persuasive Speech

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Discipline Shouldn’t Leave Scars
Jordan Riak, leader of Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education, once said, “Spanking does for a child's development what wife-beating does for a marriage.” Spanking has become a highly accepted form of child abuse in today’s society. Spanking can lead to psychological and mental struggles, behavioral and violence issues, lower cerebral capacities, and less remorse for wrongdoings as an adult. So why are we still choosing to hit our children? It is impossible for children to learn from their mistakes from spanking. The reasoning and understanding portion of their brain shuts down due to fear. However, when approached about their behavior verbally and when the issue is worked through reasonably with …show more content…

Debra Saunders argues no, that if corporal punishments became illegal, it would tear apart families, leaving children with the absence of otherwise good parents. Parents should be allowed to discipline their children however they see fit if it does not injure the child. She argues if child abuse such as severe spanking were made illegal, it would complicate police jobs to the point that actual abuse cases would get neglected. Saunders claims it would be impossible to enforce laws regulating spanking. Parents know the difference between spanking and beating and don’t need a clear boundary to separate the two. If spanking regulating laws were made, parents would be afraid to discipline their children, leading to more negative consequences than spanking (Saunders). Saunders claims regulating spanking would tear families apart, but wouldn’t it be better to end the violence at spanking than to let it escalate into possibly fatal abuse? Police are paid to stop crimes and protect people in need of help. We should focus on the safety of the children rather than how hard their job will be. Perhaps if laws were made, the amount of abuse would decrease, making their jobs easier and protecting our young ones. Saunders says it would be impossible to regulate a law for something that happens at home, such as spanking. Domestic violence happens at home and we have laws regulating that. If parents actually care about their children, a law protecting them shouldn’t cause any problems or fear of

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