[TexConfederate1861]

Well...here in Texas, many are firm believers in corporal punishment, but from the way you described that "incident", that IS NOTHING BUT CHILD ABUSE!

If anyone, nun or otherwise lifted my son off the ground by his TIE?! (think STRANGULATION HERE!) I would not leave much for the authorities to mop up, if I got there first!

Spanking a child is one thing, but that my friend is ABUSE.
Plain and simple!

[RobbyS]

No worse than picking the kid up by the back of his neck. I've seen that.