
Originally Posted by
Chris Ludington
First, this is a message board. This IS the place to offer opinions on matters that sometimes (often times) don't actually involve us. Welcome to the 21st century.
Second, I can assure you I know what a belt feels like. Along with an extension cord, a water hose, the biggest switch I could pick, a pepsi bottle, a mayonnaise jar, an ashtray and all five of my dads fingers across the side of my face. It's not that he hit her with a belt that I have a problem with. It's the anger and belittling of his daughter. It's the verbal beating he's putting on her because how dare she be disobedient. This isn't about teaching her right from wrong it's about teaching her to fear him.
He's fucked up. And defending this indicates that you might also be a little fucked up. I suppose we all are.
So you were given corporal punishment as a child. Though I admit the bottles and jars are unacceptable, other than that, are you fine? Do you flinch every time someone raises their hand near you? Does the though of branches give you the willies? Are you constantly bombarded by nightmares of your Dad spanking you for disobeying his rules? No? I'm willing to bet your a perfectly normal Human Being for the most part, and that you have respect for your parents. I may not have liked that I got whooped sometimes, but it's not up to me how I get punished, just like it isn't up to you guys how he punishes her. So he whooped her with a belt? At least he wasn't kicking her in the ribs, punching her in the back of the head, or worse. You guys need to chill with the whole "I HOPE HE LOOSES HIS JOB RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE" because it's retarded.