Parents divided over video of man brutally spanking a child in public – so is the punishment too severe?
A VIRAL video of a man spanking a child in public has sparked a debate about whether the punishment was too harsh.
The video shows a man, who many commenters believe is the child's grandfather, repeatedly smacking a young boy on the bottom.
Despite the fact that the child was hit multiple times, many people said that spanking is a necessary disciplining tactic sometimes.
Olympic hurdler James Carter even , replying to a re-posting of the video on Twitter.
"Got my a** whooped as a kid... plus those whoopings in public not only embarrass you, it gets your act together," he wrote.
"All the people that are saying this is abuse probably disrespected their parents and lack discipline," who goes by the name K.
"Compared to how I was whooped, this is light work."
Still many parents called the spanking "lazy parenting," "crossing the line" and the like.
Several also had a problem with the man choosing to discipline the young boy in public.
"Wow... hmmmmm I believe in spankings. I discipline my children with a occasional spank now n then," who goes by the name Brandon on Twitter.
"That's how I was raised, my parents, grandparents, so on, and so on. I turned out fine and respectful to everyone. BUT, a spanking that bad with hand in public? I'd never do that."