the chief of police used a belt on his kids and abused them?

[charlie_voy]

Originally Posted by MrCleveland

I've got that type of corporal punishment in my childhood...and this was the mid-90's!

Me too, albeit in the 1980s.

Spanking a child with a belt is not per se illegal in the U.S. If you actually injure them with it, it's different, but you can also injure them with your hand.

[Wawwie]

Originally Posted by greelywinger

Spanking is discipline NOT child abuse (unless it's taken too far).

Darryl

Some "parents" spank their children for trivial stuff like spilling a drink. So that's not abuse???