In shakespeares England they use to hang people, cut there hands off for stealing, used french racks, poke there eyes out for being a peeping tom, and they did alot of other things to torture these people. They did some harse stuff during this time i mean some of the people diserved it but that doesnt mean they shouldve really did it. I believe that corporal punishment is ok if your just putting the kid in the corner or smacking there butt not really whipping them with objects i do not believe in that at alll thats just abuse to me you have to know your limits. I only think someone should get excuted if they murder someone so they know how it feels. It probably doesnt work all the time. I think that sometimes it makes people want to do bad stuff more and they just become worst than what they were before you did what you did. When i have a kid i will smack there hand and smack there butt but i will not abuse them. I do not believe in beating kids but i do believe in making them a better person by discipling them.