Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
You're probably guaranteed protection here too, but in reality it doesn't happen, or there are many drawbacks associated with it.

Also, spanking is a type of being hit. Someone else is hitting your body with their hand.
As I said before, saying that you got hit by your parents normally implies that your parents were beating, punching, or otherwise harming you. I'm aware that spanking can be defined as hitting, but to say "Hit" implies the intent to harm. That's why there's a differentiation made between the two acts.

I don't see how a spanking ban would help guarantee a child protection if the original child abuse law wasn't enforced well. To me, people should be pressing for better enforcement, not new laws.