Are the discipline exercises done by the child while in view of the public? That would matter a great deal to most people. I was okay getting a spanking a thousand years ago, in the privacy of my closed door bedroom. However, I would have been devastated to have seen people crowded around just casually watching it happen. That probably would have turned my against my parents.
Shame and humiliation are not abuse, not in the real world. In fact, they are important tools in adjusting behavior. IN the fantasy world of someone who would call the police, shame may be abusive but in reality, it is nothing compared to the shame the child will suffer if they don’t straighten up and fly right. When nothing is shameful, everything is legitimate. We should all feel a sense of shame or guilt when doing something wrong. If not, we can and would be amazingly dangerous. Does Hillary Clinton feel shame or guilt in her wrong doing?