To hurt an innocent child is a real cry for help.
To someone who may be dealing with the broken child within themselves. And when our children or not safe an act to refuge them must immediately take place from the measures of extensive disciplinary acts and actions reprimanded through some parents whose actions may have been a concern to justify punishments that back fired from their past up bringing through old school, beatings.
The bible relates clarity in Proverbs: 13:1-24, if we have the time to read before justifying to the world how our parents once used disciplinary resolutions.
If we did not follow the rules. How've it's a question to why & how? Abuse has been transitioned. Over the history of mankind. In many forms. Towards a child. In the Mental & Physical of indiscretions. Using oppressive measures. To subdue them. For the abuse is been used; with gaslighting manipulation.
Inside these walls of skin. Every breathe of life. Is born a baby. A child, young adult. Full physical size and in age of; the adult. Then overtime and elder.
Throughout the history of life. We can't deny. There exist; some form of abuse. And trauma. In each other's life. Where the internal bridges have been broken. Deep down inside.