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UJM:
My Torah was given at Har Sinai. I wonder the source of your Torah. Firstly, tell me where it says to give petch? It is not included among the 613 Mitzvos, not according to the Rambam, Ramban, Sefer Hachinuch, and Shulchan Aruch does not give any such mitzvah. It is sometimes an option, and one needs to be aware that this is controlling, not teaching. The wanton and frivolous obsession with negative consequences is neither effective, nor is it condoned in Torah anywhere. You may study Hilchos Talmud Torah, whether SA, Rav SA, or anyone else. Find it. It is a last resort for inhibiting behavior. It doesn’t teach. You wish to see this practice as mitzvah, and seem to dive at anyhting that sounds like an argument. But I will not fall for that ruse.