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Corporal Punishment
Patrick F. Mongan, MD
Medical College of Georgia Augusta, Ga
Arch Fam Med. 1993;2(5):469.
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Congratulations your new journal. Most of the articles were interesting and of value, but I was disappointed in the Commentary by McCormick.1 He states that "... corporal punishment is a violence problem."1 He also asks questions in the Commentary that appear to impugn the motives and character of everyone who supports corporal punishment. One may believe violence is necessary in some circumstances without "glorifying" it. His own survey shows that the majority of pediatricians and family physicians support spanking in certain situations. Spanking was defined as "striking of the child's buttocks or hand with an open hand, lightly, leaving no mark except transient redness."2 McCormick also mentions a survey of psychologists in which the majority used corporal punishment in their own home. I find it interesting that he wants society to outlaw something that has been around for hundreds of years and is believed to be useful by
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