Instigator / Con
7
1500
rating
1
debates
100.0%
won
Topic
#4224

Should corporal punishment come back?

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
3
0
Better sources
2
2
Better legibility
1
1
Better conduct
1
0

After 1 vote and with 4 points ahead, the winner is...

HereForFun
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
2
Time for argument
Two hours
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Pro
3
1420
rating
389
debates
43.57%
won
Description

No information

Round 1
Con
#1
I am strongly against corporal punishment. It is a method that causes more cons than pros. Not only does it cause physical harm it can also cause harm to children's mental health. Use of corporal punishment over an extended period of time causes more behavioral issues and has no positive outcomes, in the short or long run.

It causes physical and mental unwellness. It can also cause children to have difficulties with cognitive and social development, as well as reduced academic success and increased aggression and violence.

It also goes against a child's rights to physical integrity and human dignity and goes against the UN Committee's on the Rights of a Child.
Pro
#2
Forfeited
Round 2
Con
#3
Forfeited
Pro
#4
I am strongly for disciplinary punishment whom those may call "corporeal punishment" that causes children to grow up to be law abiding citizens. I am proof of it. My progenitors and theirs are proof of it.

I guess there's an argument to every side of this. I believe this topic is mainly contextual and circumstantial. Either side can make a case.