Corporal Punishment Is Physical Abuse
Corporal punishment is the execution of a judicially imposed sentence
that inflicts a manner of physical pain upon the offenders body without killing
him. In the past corporal punishment included flogging, whipping, branding and
facial or bodily mutilation of all types. Corporal punishment also refers to the
discipline of children at home and in schools but it was made illegal for
punishing schoolchildren in 1986.
Historically, corporal punishment was used in the ancient law codes of
Hammurabi and Moses, in laws of Sparta and other Greek city states, in early
Christian church teachings and in Anglo-Saxon common laws. It is still used in
many parts of the world and remains in the criminal codes of several European
communities. In the twentieth century, corporal punishment has received severe
criticism. Many people believe it is a barbaric relic of a bygone age,
completely opposite with present day humanitarian ethics.......
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