Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 03, 2015
Transcript:
Mom: "Calvin, are you slamming doors?!" Calvin: "It wasn't me, mom! I didn't hear anything!" Susie: "LET ME OUT OF HERE, CALVIN. YOU ROTTEN BAG OF BARF!" Calvin: "Whee! Our club's finest hour!" Mom: "Where's Susie?" Calvin: "Beats me. Maybe she went outside" Susie: "I'M IN HERE! LET ME OUT!" Calvin: "Why, Susie! What were YOU doing in the closet, of all places?" Mom: "Calvin..." Susie: "He tricked me in there and held the door!"
Because it’s tantamount to child abuse, and because corporal punishment doesn’t work – it just causes long-term psychological damage.