[mudling]

Well look at what wacking has done to me!
It's illegal for a reason, and several kids have died from it.
Also, who's to say the parents reason is justified, they could just disagree with their child.
It may seem like a good discapline system, but there are better ways, like rewarding them for their good, and also, you're not getting to the root of the problem either.
Your kid may be a jerk because you're a jerk, and so by beating him, you're just making things worse.
And if the beating method realy works, why do some parents still have to beat their kids if they're teenagers, even 17 year olds.
I still think finding the root of a childs issues, and treating that is the best sollution, if you don't have time to do that, then you don't have enough time for your kids, and you're a bad parent.
I would know becuase altough I'm not a parent, I have a brother, and I take care of him, aswell as the fact that I'm a kid myself.