My own stand

Physical violence against children is only acceptable when necessary to remove the child from a dangerous situation. It is ok to forcefully remove a weapon from the hands of a young child, as he or other people are in critical danger. It is ok to violently push him towards the sidewalk to avoid him getting run over by a car. And it may be ok to spank a child if he is raised in a deeply flawed structure where this kind of behavioral conditioning is the only practical way to create a safe environment for them. But that kind of situation should never arise in the first place. Spanking may "work", but what about the side effects? What does the kid learn from it? That conflicts are resolved by violence, and that violence against the weaker ones is ok. And more importantly, they don't learn empathy, cooperation, emotional intelligence... all skills which are critical to live in good harmony with their surrounding and respect the common rules not as a soldier or a servant, but as a free man, as a citizen. If one can't raise their kids without spanking, maybe they shouldn't raise kids in the first place, should they? And maybe society should act as a society, and consider raising a kid is not the responsibility of their parents only, but of everyone? Parenting can get overwhelming, but there is no reason why they should be alone in this task. Except in a very sick individualistic culture of course. And we know that's the problem in the US and many other Western societies... Some day, we'll acknowledge that humans are supposed to live in tribes, not as nuclear families. And BLs will be more than happy to assist parents in raising their kids. In this new golden age, the only spanking to ever happen will be for playful consensual erotic pleasure ;) Lots of happy boys to you, FF mi lon. mute mije lili kin li lon. o sina kute e mi, mi ala wile, pilin pona mi li anpa e pilin ante.