we have division of youth and family serviceses that we will talk about later tonight. they investigate abuse and neglect by the parents with their children. i have seen mere hittings, smackings being the cause of an investigation into a parent s the way they are raising their children. they should be putting the schools should not be beating the students whether it is lightly or harshly. by the way, before we move on to john, just say the word paddling for me. paddling. paddling. she can t even say it that way. she is not folksy like you are. john, one opponent of this form of punishment i scred it as similar to beating your wife. is that fair? who is married to the kid? good point. there is only one reason to paddle a child, and that is to find out where the wmd is, the