Posted By: kam on 2007-12-19
In Reply to: I am talking about small branches of - Have you tried

I'm not against spanking when appropriate, but I used to work as a legal secretary and saw people get child abuse charges for spanking with belts.  I think if you use a bare hand it is legal, but the law probably varies from state to state.  Just wanted to warn you!

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