This was, I think, meant as a reductio ad absurdam.
She is trying to make the connection between the difference between the abusive restraint of Romanian orphanages and the appropriate restraint of psych wards, to abusive beatings and corrective smacks.
Of course, there is a place for restraint, and there are rightly qualifiers on what may be done, how and when. (May I also add praise for those who do such work, something which is not given often enough.)
Just as there is a place for a smack, and qualifiers for who, how and when that can be done.
Re: on holds and physical restraints
She is trying to make the connection between the difference between the abusive restraint of Romanian orphanages and the appropriate restraint of psych wards, to abusive beatings and corrective smacks.
Of course, there is a place for restraint, and there are rightly qualifiers on what may be done, how and when. (May I also add praise for those who do such work, something which is not given often enough.)
Just as there is a place for a smack, and qualifiers for who, how and when that can be done.