BaldEagle2: All of that weird pirate stuff aside, you sound like a Skinner fan. I am not. There is a time for compromise and this is just not one of those times. Any violent act inflicted upon a child is abuse. There is no debate. Don't you wonder, when you see what some of these bloggers are owning up to, just how bad the situation really was. Sometimes a simple statement, like some of those we have witnessed here, is more a measuring stick than a declaration of their own beliefs. Thus, if someone makes an outrageous statement like "The slaps I've administered didn't even move a small child physically at all." then I would have to say that an honest response is not only necessary but may well be what the writer was trying to encourage.
If I am wrong then I have offended someone who honestly believes that slapping a small child is okay. I can live with that.
Now: Do you often revert to your gruff pirate voice during times of stress or is that what you sound like inside your own head?