> It is not in anyway "a given" that corporal punishment is viewed as barbaric. The last instance of judicial corporal punishment was in the 50's. It's a given

> It is not in anyway "a given" that corporal punishment is viewed as barbaric. The last instance of judicial corporal punishment was in the 50's. It's a given. > Most USAians support the death penalty. Maybe you should look up the difference between capital punishment and corporal punishment. They're not the same thing. Anyway it seems like you've been called out on your reading comprehension and now you're clawing desperately to save face, or you have an axe to grind in general - I don't really care which it is. Either way I'll bow out and let you save face. Read more carefully and/or know the meaning of the words you're typing before you comment next time.