I don't get this. So if I think torturing my children is good for them, it is OK? Maybe to punish them I hack off a finger (or to remind them that they have to

I don't get this. So if I think torturing my children is good for them, it is OK? Maybe to punish them I hack off a finger (or to remind them that they have to be loyal to me), and it would be OK? There used to be this concept called "human rights". I always thought it was quite laughable, as nobody would be able to enforce it anyway, but at least it could serve as a starting point for what is deemed acceptable treatment of human beings (kids are humans, too).