Should parents spank their kids?

With everything that is going on these days it is obvious that children are lacking some type of discipline from their parents. Back in the old days it was unheard of for parents to spank their children with various objects like belts or switches from trees, but in today's society it is frowned upon by the government and  most parents. In some places it is considered to be child abuse, of course some will argue with you and say differently.

Parents should only spank their children when they are calm and rational and it fits the punishment. If a parent hits while angry then they might not be clearly thinking and could cause harm to that child, thus the child abuse comes in. Anytime a mark is left on the child, it is called abuse.

Sometimes as parents, we need to think about the situation at hand and think about the punishment before dishing it out. Sure spanking may help some kids but it doesn't help all kids. As a matter of fact it causes more damage to more children than we think.

So I think spanking should only be done when the parent is calm and rationale think about the situation at hand.