Charles Barkley, in an interview with Jim Rome on CBS pregame Show The NFL Today, expressed his views on disciplining children and the very fine line between child disciplind and child abuse.
Charles Barkley: “We called it ‘spanking’ or ‘whipping’ our kids.”
Jim Rome: “If I see open wounds and bruises throughout a body — that is a beating.”
Charles Barkley: “Sure. I think those pictures are disturbing. And I think Adrian said ‘I went overboard.’ But as far as being from the South, we all spanked our kids — I got spanked, me and my two brothers”–
Jim Rome: “But then, Chuck, not now, right? 1964 is one thing, 2014 is another. Maybe we need to rethink this thing.”
Charles Barkley: “And I totally agree with that. Maybe we need to rethink it. But I think we have to really be careful trying to teach other parents how to discipline their kids. That’s a very fine line.”
Source: For the Win