> As a parent,and an adult that took his share of justified ass-whippins as a kid,I am convinced that certain behaviors can only be corrected physically. You pop a kid's butt hard enough that they still feel it the next day,chances are unless the kid is ruined,whatever caused it won't be a problem again. Does that mean that I think it should be done in public? Not exactly,but I've seen situations where I would have acted in that fashion. I was standing in a McDonald's on a Saturday afternoon. I see a 1994 Grand AM GT a friend used to own pull up,and a fairly affluent 40-ish man gets out,just as a SL55 AMG Benz pulls up beside it,who I knew to be the guy's wife. He had just went and bought this car,which was barely 4 years old at the time,and still in nice shape,to surprise his son who had just turned 16 and passed the permit test,and reward him for being responsible. He came in,asked the manager to speak to Brad,and handed the keys to Brad and told him to not be out real late and be careful on the way home. Brad thanks him by looking at the car for 2 seconds,throwing the keys in the trash and yelling "DAMMIT DAD I WANTED THE SILVER CORVETTE!". Dad slaps THE PISS out of Brad,and a scuffle ensues. No charges are filed however. I eventually met Dad and Brad,and found this out. Dad punishes Brad by making him quit football,empties every piece of furniture out of his bedroom but his bed and a desk,takes every single diversion he might find pleasurable to the dump,and doesn't allow him out of the house except for school until his Senior Prom,no phone or social interaction of any kind. Two weeks before his prom,Dad asks him if he learned what he did wrong that day,he gave Dad the answer he wanted,and got to drive the AMG that night. He's now a Ranger. I would have probably reacted the same way he did in the situation,he spent a few thou to make sure his kid had a nice,reliable ride,and Brad's little ingrateful ass threw a hissy because Dad didn't spend 50k on a new Vette. I applaud him for having the sack to make sure it was understood that disrespect towards his parents wouldn't be tolerated,especially when they were throwing him a pretty generous bone. Tommy D.