SamuelRSmith said:
Most importantly:
"Across the board, people who’d experienced physical punishment were more likely to experience nearly every type of mental illness examined. Their risk of mood disorders, including depression and mania, was 1.5 times greater than people who hadn’t been slapped or grabbed. The risk of depression alone was 1.4 times greater, which was the same rate for anxiety. People who’d been physically punished were 1.6 times more likely to abuse alcohol, and 1.5 times more likely to abuse drugs."
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That tells us about the act of spanking itself, not the motivations of the spanker (which is what's relevant for determining if one is a "monster").
Your post seems to have had moral implications, not practical ones.