Punishment - SquareOffs

Should there be higher penalties for animal cruelty?

Asked by 13 On Your Side

296 Votes

Should there be higher penalties for animal cruelty?

94%

Yes Yes

6%

No No

94%

Yes

4 Comments

Vicki Miller

No person has the right to be mean to, or kill an animal. If they bother you, call the police or animal control. Or just walk away!

Alexander Veter

People who hurt other people often start with hurting animals. They have no respect for other life forms.

Vicki Miller

Animals don’t deserve to treated so bad, some killed, just because some person doesn’t like them. Call the police or animal control. Or just walk away and shut up!

Linda Rothrock Jurus

There is no reason to senseless kill an animal. Anyone cruel to children and animals should be heavily fined and jailed!

6%

No

0 Comment

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Asked by SPN

11/18/2015

Do you spank or yell at your kids when they are misbehaving?

48%

Yes

52%

No WINNER

48%

Yes

People have many ways of dealing with discipline. Some people think that spanking and yelling is the only thing that works on their children. Why do you support spanking and yel... Show More

People have many ways of dealing with discipline. Some people think that spanking and yelling is the only thing that works on their children. Why do you support spanking and yelling over other forms of discipline? Show Less

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52%

No

Not everyone deals with disciplining their children the same way. Many people think that spanking and yelling is both ineffective and cruel. Why do you think that spanking and y... Show More

Not everyone deals with disciplining their children the same way. Many people think that spanking and yelling is both ineffective and cruel. Why do you think that spanking and yelling are not a good idea? Show Less

3 Comments

Will Jones

these methods may seem effective but also carry long term consequences that may not be beneficial for children.

Kelly Regan

Spanking begetts hitting and yelling begets yelling. That is not communication. It's important to communicate with you kids about why their behavior is less than ideal. A firm tone is often needed, but through experience I have learned yelling at my son is useless... it's better to talk to him after the dust has settled.

SPN

I have both spanked and yelled at my daughter when I was frustrated with her behavior, but I quickly realized that neither was effective. I found it is best to stay calm, be stern but not mean, and give my daughter and myself a timeout in order to diffuse the situation so that we can talk about why her behavior was not acceptable.