Is it okay to spank with a belt?

I put this question out on Facebook to see what others thought.  I have taken the names and pictures off the comments for their privacy.  Why anyone would ever use an object to spank is beyond me.  So wrong in my opinion.  If you have to spank, and I have done it, then do it with your own hand so you have pain too.   What are your thoughts?

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Is it ever okay to spank a child with a belt? It seems like in the last 10 years this is NOT okay, but yet before that it was? Why is that? What made it okay then and not now? I personally believe it is wrong, but would love to know what you think and why?

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  This person said:   I don't think it was ever considered okay. Parents just had more rights then and children didn't. Now, everyone has an opinion and is quick to judge others. I don't know if using a belt or other method that has the intention of physically hurting a child was more effective discipline. Which is why it isn't looked at favorably now.

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  Person 2 said: I was "spanked" with belts with large buckles and horse whips, wooden spoons.... I was terrorized... But then i learned to make them happy and do exactly what they wanted to avoid being hit again. For me It is wrong to "hit" children. I grew up being afraid of my parents even to this day.

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  Person 3 said:   I believe you should always hit anything with your bare hand....then there's always a chance you'll know the pain you inflict is real. Especially effective when used with walls!

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  Person 4 said: NO!

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  Person 5 said:  It's like slavery, or taking lead to ease digestion.
  
  Now we know better.

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  Person 6 said:   My father spanked me with a belt... once. And never had to do it again. My mother disciplined in other ways... she had to do it continually! I still respect them both, but my disagreements with my father are much more rational.

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  Person 7 said:  Why should it matter if they're wearing a belt or not? 

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  Person 8 said: I personally think any sort of spanking- hand or belt or whatever is wrong. Usually when you spank, its out of anger. And that makes it more of a hit than a discipline in my opinion. The only time I have ever spanked (my child)(name removed for privacy) is when she ran across our busy road without me and was in danger of getting hit by a car. That was only to warn her that by doing that, she could be hurt.

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