I hated it that teachers could use the cane or the belt when I was at school. We treated it as normal back then, but it really is a bad thing to hurt a child to get obedience. I wouldn’t call someone who used one when they are so much bigger and in a position of authority, lovely.
You on the otherhand rubes, ARE. For instance, I can never imagine you deliberately hurting anyone, let alone a wee child.