Should children be disciplined by physical punishment?

I do not believe that children should be beat as a form of punishment which is how it sounds when you say physical punishment. A smack in the ass when a child is doing wrong is not a bad thing as long as ur not hitting this kid so hard that he is scarred for life. Physical punishment can only cause bad things down the road. If a child is beat as a form of punishment he or she will view this as the way to punish friends or other family members. This could also cause abusive adults and violence towards others.