Boycott Blair Cedar

Boycott Blair Cedar !

Blair Cedar of Camdenton, Missouri, makes and sells devices for beating children (examples below). Trauma, injury and death can result from these devices!!! Boycott Blair Cedar and tell everyone you know to boycott them as well. Do not buy their cedar boxes and other items until they

STOP SELLING CHILD BEATING DEVICES!!!

The violent messages on these child-beating implements are "Heat to the Seat", "Apply When Needed", "Attitude Adjuster", and "YOU'LL GET A WHIPPIN'"

Please tell Blair Cedar to stop selling these barbaric devices!!! Beating people is NOT funny.
Blair Cedar phone: 1-800-325-3943 or 1-573-346-2235 Mon. - Fri. 9-5, Central Standard Time
Blair Cedar Email: matt@blaircedar.com
"Would they sell "joke novelties" about beating blacks, gays, Italians, etc.? I don't think so!!!"

Please sign this petition:
"I pledge to boycott Blair Cedar gift boxes and other Blair Cedar items until they stop making and selling devices to whip and beat children. Furthermore, if I see these child-beating devices in a store I will complain to the management of that store."

Click HERE to sign. Thank you for helping end child abuse!

Signatures

1) Susan Lawrence, Ontario, CANADA
"Blair Cedar should stop making, advertising and selling child whipping and beating instruments. Nobody should profit from, encourage, or make light of, child abuse. Child abuse is a huge problem. Fortunately these child beating implements are illegal in Canada."

2) Stephen Lawrence, Ontario, CANADA
"I don't see how they can call such things 'joke gifts'. Beating anyone with such a device is no joke."

3) Tanya Cassingham, Decatur, GA, USA

4) Susan Achen, CA, USA

5) Greg Achen, CA, USA

6) Jeff Achen, CA, USA

7) Randy Cox, MSW, Little Rock, AR, USA, Neverhitachild.ORG

8) Elaine Njerve-Zack, Amityville, NY, USA
"Devices such as these has ruined my childhood! I don't want this to happen to anyone else! BAN THESE ABUSIVE INSTRUMENTS!!"

9) Derek O'Cain, Edmonton, AB, CANADA
"Disgusting! These devices need to be banned, not promoted or sold for profit. Shame on Blair Cedar!"

10) Hal Smith, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, member of NAACP

11) Michael Hemker, Redding, CA, USA, Deputy District Attorney

12) Mrs. Kristine Smith, Metairie, LA, USA, Pediatrician's wife

13) Dr. Steven Smith, Metairie, LA, USA, MD - Pediatrics and Internal Medicine

14) Leila Holm, Vasa, FINLAND, Abo Akademi University
"Beating implements like these would not be possible to sell in my country, it's disturbing to see that US citizens still think it's ok to beat children. The only attitude adjustment achieved by using such a device on your child would be robbing them of their innocence."

15) Mrs. Sarah Yao, New Market, MD, USA

16) Lucy Cole, Alamo, CA, USA
"If you care about children and want toknow the truth about spanking, go to http://nospank.net/pt2007.htm and read this important document. Thank you."

17) Jerry Townsend, Woodland, CA, USA, School Psychologist (retired)/Christian Minister (retired)
"I seriously hope that as a society of civilized people we will understand that pphysical violence to chlidren scars and scares rather than saves!"

18) Kathryn Pati, Greenvale, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
"Jesus said 'Hate the sin but love the sinner...' Hitting hates the person"

19) Ms. Jeanne M. Irons, Exmore, VA, USA
"People think this is from the Lord when actually it is the devil's handiwork. Too bad they don't spend more time learning the truth from God instead of beating the innocent gifts that God gave them!"

20) Barbara Rogers, Laredo, TX, USA, www.screamsfromchildhood.com
"As the human brain is a use dependent organ that learns through experiences, violence and fear do terrible damage to a child's developing brain and a human being's potential."

21) Al Crowell, San Francisco, CA, USA, nonviolent christian parenting

22) Paula LeDoux-Christison, Vacaville, CA, USA, Master Social Worker, Vacaville Police Department
"Please stop selling paddles to hit children with. Discipline means to teach and guide, not to beat. This is a very dangerous, abusive practice."

23) Peggy Dean, Wachaw, NC, USA, RN, Board of Directors Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education

24) Tom Johnson, Nashville, TN, USA, PTAVE/TNVSD

25) Mitch Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA, Board Member/ Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education
"Children need to be protected from all forms of violence, including spanking. Children need to be raised and guided with reason, caring, and good examples. Instruments designed to spank children should be outlawed."

26) Isabelle Neal, West Chester, PA, USA

27) Roy Jacobs, Steelton, PA, USA
"Children are not for hitting. We think it's wrong to hit pet dogs with sticks to make them obey, why do we think it's proper for children? Seling wooden paddles only encourages parents to use such wrong actions."

28) Jordan Riak, Alamo, CA, Exec. Dir., PTAVE
"Your product is useful exclusively to those whose craving for power can only be gratified by terrorizing and inflicting pain on the defenseless, i.e., sadists. Makers of this product should confine their trade to the prostitution and pornography industries -- the only places it belongs."

29) Nadine Block, Columbus, OH, USA, retired school psychologist and teacher
"Hitting children with boards isn't a joke."

30) Janice D. Borgognoni, Bergenfield, NJ, USA, Mother/Grandmother
"Using physical force and not our intelligence and the wisdom God has given each and everyone of us gives God a black eye. A horrible thought. Jesus taught us to use non violence, to achieve peace by living in peace. He lived a non-violent life and therefore there is no excuse for us to use such means. Jesus showed us the way as he is the Way."

31) Paola Sensi-Isolani, Moraga, CA, USA, Ph.D. Professor of Anthropology

32) James C. Talbot, Granada Hills, CA, USA, Peace & Harmony Un-Ltd.
"Such devices used to beat children, and their accompanying advertising are a reflection of prejudicial attitudes toward children. These punitive devices are legally defined as 'weapons' when used against adults."

33) Regine Nickel, Medford, NY, USA
"Hitting children is wrong. What does it teach, but that the bigger and stronger person is right. Might is right. Hitting kills empathy and love. Being hit by those who we love shakes us in our foundations and takes joy out the rest of our lives. Please, please, anyone who has the heart to hear, please stop."

34) Dr. Greg Littmann, Edwardsville, IL, USA, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
"How shameful that Blair Cedar is selling tools with which to beat children. A second's research shows how many irresponsible parents beat their children to death every year through corporal punishment, yet these tools are being made available on the open market. I will certainly not buy anything from Blair Cedar and will work to make sure that anyone I know doesn't either."

35) Mary McCarthy, USA, mom
"Why on earth would you want to arm these crazy parents?"

36) Chris Dugan, Denver, CO, USA

37) & 38) Steve and Helen Rayshick, Barre, MA, USA
"As grandparents we are totally appalled that such instruments of child abuse are still being used, sold, and promoted. Shame on those who do so!"

39) Tanya Wynne, Rosharon, TX, USA
"Horrible devices and worse 'slogans'"

40) Fran Morris, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, Children's Mental Health Consultant

41) Alice Benbow, Rochester Hills, MI, USA, Children's Counseling Center
"My abusive ex-husband was parented by the same device by a different vendor."

42) Eva Carter, Austin, TX, USA
"This type of product is why we have so many angry adults today. Please stop production."

43) Jackie Taylor, Austin, TX, USA

44) Dave Rainham, MD, Waterloo, ON, CANADA, action for children
"Would be funny if no-one hit children."

45) Madeleine Y. Gomez, Ph.D., Evanston, IL, USA
"Making money by encouraging or supporting violence against children ought to be illegal. Perhaps these people can find something to make from this wood that protects kids. It's especially tragic to think of killing a tree to injure a child."

46) Michele Geluso, Kenilworth, NJ, USA

47) Terri Hughes, Eielson AFB, AK, USA, Mother of two non-spanked kids
"It is rediculouse to be spanking your kids this day in age with the knowledge on the emotional and physical damage that is done and proven to happen to spanked children. We need to change this world, its not headed in the right direction. When you sit and say i made it ok and i owe it all to my parents, consider the society we live in and all those people that are not 'ok'. Its time for change for the better, we have the future in our hands why would we damage it before they get a chance in life? Keep your chins up NON-Spankers, your doing the right thing."

48) George Holden, Austin, TX, USA, University of Texas
"These types of objects contribute to our 'culture of violence'--the minimalization and acceptance of violence as a way of treating people and solving problems."

49) Megan Davies, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

50) Casey Hendricks, Monterey, CA, USA
"I don't find this 'joke' to be funny at all. And I'm sure neither do the children who have to suffer abuse."

51) J. Stanley Koper, Newton, MA, USA
"It's just not funny."

52) Tylene D. Macklin, Cleveland, OH, USA, IT Professional
"Please stop making these outdated injurious devices. It will be greatly appreciated."

53) Laurie A. Couture, Newmarket, NH, USA, Child advocate
"It is appalling to me that in 2007 people can still think so barbarically and ignorantly about children- Anyone who promotes these abuse devices should ask themselves if they would agree to have their spouse or boss use the paddles on them!"

54) Katherine, Arnold, CA, USA
"Beating or spanking a child is never funny or a joke. I am apalled!"

55) Michelle Phillips, Portland, OR, USA
"This is horrible! Nobody should be profiting from this at all!!"

56) Leah Steinhaus, Columbus, GA, USA, Full time loving MOM & mypowermall.com/biz/home38107
"Barbaric! Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. If you think the bible was referring to hitting small children with a rod than you are sadly misinterpreting those verses in Prov. and you must read my blog on my space. My display name is Leah Sherea."

57) Elisabeth Dunagan, Paris, TX, USA
"Hitting a child, no matter how softly, with the intent to punish is called assault."

58) Laura Barkalow, Durham, NC, USA
"Unbelievable that this is still considered 'funny' by some. Hitting and humiliating children is no joke."

59) Lisa Williams, CA, USA
"The fact that anyone would make, sell, purchase or even find such products remotely humorous sickens me. I understand it's made to be funny, but child abuse is NOT a laughing matter."

60) Diana Boskma, Surrey, United Kingdom
"It gives humans life long traumas."

61) Lisa Coe, AB, CANADA
"It's disgusting that some people consider child abuse a joke."

62) Tom Stewart, Houston, TX, USA
"One of these warped my life so that a 172 I.Q. was wasted as I became afraid of 'educators'. I was 'Brain dominant' - not 'Muscle dominant'.."

63) Cassie Mann, Pine Mountain, GA, USA
"I was beatin by a paddle when i was young and i would never wish that on anyone, how dare any company find it their place to make such a device that would so cruelly injure a child!"

64) Jake Terpstra, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
"Only one who hates children would sell instruments to hurt them."

65) Julia F. Williams, New York, NY, USA
"Despicable, degrading, disgusting."

66) Norm Lee, Phoenix, AZ, USA
"I know what it's like to be beaten with a hardwood instrument. After years of recovering from the trauma, I wrote 'Parenting Without Punishing'. You can read it on my website: www.nopunish.net When hearts and minds evolve, there will be no more beating of children."

67) Michelle Hernandez, Middlebury, IN, USA, ENL Teacher
"As a teacher and a parent I find this inhumane, and disgusting. How would you like it if someone spanked you just because you did something wrong? You need to stop the production of this product and think of MUCH better ways to discipline children."

68) Y.M., Oakland, CA, USA, Youth Advocate & Christian Mentor
"'Attitude Adjustor' - Bend over indiscretionately so I can pervertedly rob you of your modesty and do to you the very thing that is socially unacceptable to do in society, while your backside is sticking out..... paddle it , and yes, possibly naked. Yep, that's an adjustment alright. A traumatizing adjustment, let alone the actual 'paddling' itself. It's called sexual assault or prelude to a rape. Pretty pathetically traumatizing. Life altering actually. But the only way to teach these little brats some manners is to sexually assault them, so let's get on with it folks! Com on, no time to waste!"

69) Jerry Townsend, Woodland, CA, USA, Retired
"Many adults who were spanked or hit in other ways when they were children repeat the behavior with their own children because they believe it to be the only way to correct inappropriate behavior. This is so sad because the hitting parents rarely would allow other adults to hit them. Think for a moment. Does it really make sense that pain and fear are the experiences that make a person a good worker or skilled or adequate in one's daily life? Of course not. Then, why would it be the best tactic for eliciting successful behavior from any person - adult or child. There are many positive ways to teach that do not inlclude violence. Wouldn't that be a better way? The American PsychologicalAssociation wrote in the APA policy against corporal punishment because of conclusions of long term or permanent psychological, emotional, and behavioral damage. Please stop making it easy for those who feel that they need power over others inorder to fulfill their destinies. Let's all work to make the world a better place. JERRY TOWNSEND, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST (RETIRED); CHRISTIAN MINISTER (RETIRED). Woodland, California."

70) Kate, Philiadelphia, PA, USA, Elementary School Teacher

71) Jason Hernandez, Shelton, WA, USA, STG2, U.S. Navy
"No, I was not beaten, I was spanked. It destroyed my sense of self-worth, which I have had a long, agonizing fight to regain. Don't believe the lying propaganda about hapy, well-adjusted children."

72) Yolanda, Springfield, MO, USA

73) Mark Terpstra, Lansing, MI, USA

74) Richa, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
"Criminologist Elliott Currie, focusing on child abuse and neglect, writes, 'The evidence is compelling that this is where much of the violent crime that plagues us begins, especially the kinds of violence we fear the most.' Four people who, totally indepentendtly of each other, have interviewed prisoners convicted of the most extreme violent acts, all have said or clearly implied that almost every if not every person they have interviewed had suffered from severe childhood violence."

75) Adrianna J. Hey, Strafford, NH, USA
"Would this be deemed acceptable if the joke involved physical violence against the mentally ill? Dogs? Jewish people? Do you not realize that people who are inclined to beat children are hardly going to notice or care that this was all 'just a joke?'"

76) Natalie Razzle, Los Angeles, CA, USA
"Blair Cedar: If you involve yourselves in the distribution of child-beating toys, then you are no different than the child-beater him/herself. Any suffering caused to a child from a weapon you enabled their insane/confused/deranged parents to purchase will be on your back, as your karma. These 'toys' should come with the skull and crossbones symbol for poison etched into the wood. The effect is the same."

77) Ian Hartman, Los Angeles, CA, USA

78) Pam Kellogg, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

79) Bernard Lerner, Port Charlotte, FL, USA
"stop stop stop"

80) Joanna Farrugia, PO, Msida, MALTA

81) Elizabeth Borden, Birmingham, AL, USA, mom/homeschool advocate
"People are not for hitting. I will not give my business to a company that encourages anyone to hit and I will encourage friends and family to boycott as well."

82) Laura Reinbach, Jupiter, FL, USA

83) Bridget Coffman, New Franklin, MO, USA

84) Meghan Anderson-Coates, Chico, CA, USA
"I realize this is meant to be a joke, but really! Beating children is no joke. It happens far too often. Please do not promote a culture that encourages child abuse."

85) Kay Alina, Monarch Beach, CA, USA, Ancients and Alchemy Academy

86) Jan Vasquez, Sapulpa, OK, USA, Suffer the Little Children
"People need to learn that spanking is NOT a Biblical mandate! http://www.parentingdecisions.com/sufferthelittlechildren7.htm"

87) Sarah LaCasse, Maplewood, MN, USA
"Disgusting."

88) Stephanie Honeman, Anchorage, AK, USA

89) Katarina K., Celje, SLOVENIA

90) Noel Ulley, South Bend, IN, USA

91) Jordan Harris, Toledo, OH, USA
"I don't get the joke at all. Causing severe injury of the physical and mental sort is neer funny."

92) Lourie Liora Pearlman, Beijing, CHINA, B.S. in Child Development, University of Pgh School of Social Work
"Please stop promoting abuse of children. Begin by ceasing making the paddles, then progress to healing yourselves, your own wounds, then extend this thought to other families, communities, and the Earth using just one simple thought: LOVE."

93) Johanna Jess, Nashville, TN, USA
"Abuse of any kind is never funny, esp. when it involves innocent, helpless children. Please stop making these disgusting devices."

94) Jennifer Hansley, Memphis, TN, USA

95) Ella, Albuquerque, NM, USA
"Evolved and Educated people find more creative ways to raise and discipline children, other than hitting!"

96) Louise Gordon, Cambridge, MA, USA
"How grotesque. What kind of comopany wants to profit from cruelty and thinks it's funny?"

97) Jim Hunt, Brighton, MA, USA
"Why are you making fun out of a serious social problem by selling these things? Shame on you!"

98) Michel Boulware, Fargo, ND, USA
"Sorry, I con't see these as joke items."

99) Hilaree Robinson, Barrington, NH, USA
"I am very interested in purchasing wooden products for my family and friends but will be boycotting your company due to the seriously unfunny 'joke' child paddles. I will be purchasing from other companies for Christmas this year."

100) S. D. Mocquet-McDonald, Sault Sainte Marie, MI, USA

101) Robert Dentan, PhD, Buffalo, NY, USA, Professor, SUNY

102) Kellie Barr, Kansas City, MO, USA
"It is never amusing to laugh at the oppressed. Scaring others, especially children, in the name of a good time is simply poor taste."

103) Susan J. Lee, Psy.D., Arlington, MA, USA

104) Patricia Nemeth, Eustis, FL, USA, YinYang Farm
"i am advocating a boycott of your company until you stop selling all child-beating devices, whether intended to be a 'joke' item, or not."

105) Lillian Jones, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
"Please stop and think for a minute what exactly it is that you think is supposed to be 'funny' about this kind of thing."

106) Terry Rudd, Whitehaven, Cumbria, UNITED KINGDOM
"CHILD BEATING IS NOT FUNNY & PROMOTING 'NOVELTY' BOARDS THAT 'NORMALISE' SUCH BEHAVIOUR IS NOT HUMOUR, IN FACT IT IS A DISGRACE!"

107) Deirdre Chisholm Stephens, Portland, Oregon, USA
"Please STOP selling these paddles. They are NOT funny. They HURT. There are *much* better ways to teach a child than through pain, and sick humor."

108) Edwin Handford Peart, Winnipeg, MB, CANADA, Retired
"If anybody thinks that this device is a joke, you can rest assured that I am not amused. I have written an article for this website called 'PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE IS A CHRISTIAN RESPONSIBILITY' http://www.parentinginjesusfootsteps.org/peart-article.html which was inspired by a little girl and boy on a calendar who I named DARLENE and JOHN. The picture can be found at the end of the article. Take a look at it and ask yourself, why sould you want to hurt these two little ones by hitting them with this horrible device. Let us all make DARLENE and JOHN and all their little friends happy by not buying these articles or encouraging their use. For all my fellow Canadians, using devices such as this will get you in trouble with the law. DON'T DO IT!"

109) Diana Silva, Milford, NH, USA

110) Dr. James Deutch, Honolulu, HI, USA
"No man, woman or child should be beaten, with any device. This is not a joking matter. Kindly discontinue your child beating devices. You would be much better off selling pamphlets and books on child encouragement."

111) Jessica M. Anderson, Hampton, VA, USA
"Horrible! Horrible Horrible!!! Would you like someone to use this on YOU?"

112) Cassandra Wadsworth, Columbus, OH, USA
"This is disgusting. There is no humor in beating a living creature, real or just for humor, much less your CHILD. Tasteless, cruel, and on my ban list."

113) Debbie Haskins, Fort Collins, CO, USA
"Joking about hitting kids is not funny. These devices do get used on kids, no matter what you may think. I know for a fact, because a former neighbor of mine used to regularly whip his kids with a novelty paddle just like the ones you sell. Kids deserve better. It's no laughing matter."

114) Lara Sweet

115) Jeannette Reynolds, Glendale, CA, USA, mother of three
"Boycott is in effect. I have notified the people at my workplace."

116) Neera
"I believe you should stop selling spanking devices. They can harm children both physically and psychologically."

117) Madelaine Thompson, Haverhill, MA, USA

118) Andrea Breznenik, Hilliard, OH, USA
"A joke is supposed to be funny. There's nothing funny about hitting children with a board. If I don't like what an adult does and I hit them, it's assault. Why is it okay to hit a child??"

119) Renee Bulmer, Everett, WA, USA
"Yeah, it takes a 'real' man to beat a child."

120) Laurel Lee Burns, Portland, ME, USA

121) Deana Pollard Sacks, Texas, USA, Associate Professor of Law

122) Alison Okerblom, Midland, MI, USA
"Absolutely SICK!!!! You WILL have to answer to God for what you have done."

123) Paula Intravaia, San Diego, CA, USA, Credentialed Teacher

124) Emme Hackney, St. George, KS, USA
"It's not a joke to beat children. Threatening a child with a 'you'll get a whipping' is sick and should be considered criminal intent to commit harm to a child. Those providing the means (the paddles) should also be held responsible. Please rethink the sale of these devices and understand the harm that they are causing to innocent children. It is not a joke. Abuse is never funny. If these were sold to bring into compliance a certain group e.g. Blacks or Latinos, or women, or a religious group - Catholics or Jews, there would be an outcry over the injustice of this. Why aren't children similarly cared for and protected? Why is it funny to hit children?"

125) Hannah Grace , Lexington Park, MD, USA, children's author
"I was an abused child due to being whipped repeatedly by my 'christian parents' to the extent that I recieved bruises and other wouinds. I have NOTHING to do with them because of the way they treated me...CHILDREN ARE A GIFT FROM GOD..that is also in the Bible...Is this how you treat your gifts? I REFUSE to let my children suffer at the hand of their grandparents and their innappropriate methods of punishment..."

126) Lauren Thompson, Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

127) Pam Novello, Redding, CA, USA, grandmother
"these devices obviously provide a sick gratification to the user. how demented are the users? sell these itmes to the sexually sick users ONLY."

128) Paula N. Ashfield, Franklin, NJ, USA, Under My Wing Avian Refuge

129) Kirby Chance, USA

130) Ivette Correa, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, USA

131) Andrew C. Jones, Brampton, MI, USA

132) Sarah B. Hoel, Danvers, MA, USA, Child Advocate
"Stop putting these beating objects on the market immediately. Beatings are a form of violence. Violence begets more violence. Respect is taught through respect not violence."

133 Tammy, Oosterbaan, ON, CANADA
"Spanking only signifies weakness in the abuser. Live for the love to teach our children."

134) Matthew McGee, Warrington, Cheshire, UNITED KINGDOM
"'Shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?' - I Corinthians 4:21"

135) Jill Howe-Vercos, M.A., MFT, Venice, CA, USA, Marriage & Family Therapist
"Hitting children with an object, such as your paddle, is against the law in the State of California. You should be ashamed of yourselves."

136) J. K. Brickey, MG, Las Vegas, NV, USA
"Violence done to children, with light objects damages them. I have never seen anyone walk away. It is physically, mentally and emotionally torturing people to nervous breakdowns, driving to drugs, perversions, rages crime etc. (for years). Any and all of it is, often destroying early, permanently. So why would you sell objects that can crack childrens bones and inflict great pain to make dangerous abusive sadists like Hitler. That is why those countries outlawed violence, and are prospering. The recent 48 count serial kilers and the Mass screaming of victims in gas chambers, being murdered by powermad, consciousless sadists are examples of what comes from battering helpless children. Please allow children to survive with some human feeling and stop selling sadistic weapons to batter children."

137) Ms. Ruth, Tacoma, WA, USA, nospank.org
"Spanking: For adults only, thank you very much! What children need is gentle correction in terms of positive reinforcement, not resentment-breeding violence. So save your children some future therapy bills and STOP SPANKING!!!"

138) Linda Pee, Maben, MS, USA
"My daughter was left bruised and battered by this type of weapon on two occassions. One of which are court proceeding coming up at this time for assault. Child abuse and assault result from this tyhpe of WEAPON and is appauling that this abuse is allowed to continue. If the children who are abused this weapon could put THEIR words on them what would it say?????"

139) Nicole Walter, Grand Blanc, MI, USA
"Would these people still call it a 'joke' if these devices had messages about beating your wife or minorities? I think not. Hurting someone that one has power over is never a joke."

140) Dianne Fritsche, Newbury Park, CA, USA, mother of three fine young mean reared without being hit, EVER!
"Gee, I wonder how all three of my sons made it to college without being tattooed, pierced or involved in drugs and/or alcohol AND without being hit, smacked, or otherwise physically corrected? I do know that the boards youa re pushing would have caused destruction and the opoposite affect of my fine sons, because you see they trust me and communicate with me and are also never going to inflict violence on their own children. Reap what you sow."

141) Thomas Reinke, Berlin, GERMANY
"I hope you'll be wise enough to stop selling these items. NOW."

142) April Jewell, Vacaville, CA, USA, Family Support Worker, Vacaville Police Dept.
"Please stop contributing to and encouraging child abuse."

143) Gary Krumwiede, San Diego, CA, USA, Lead Respiratory Therapist Pediatric Pulmonary

144) Karis Rasmussen, Buffalo, NY, USA
"I cannot believe that anyone would try and make a profit off child abuse. How is it possible that such ignorance and cruelty exists?"

145) Tiffany Brown, NY, USA, CPST
"Children learn by example -- they learn to talk and walk by adult modeling & they learn respect by observing respect.... Committing batery upon someone half your size or less is not respect! Our world + nation is so full of violence because of fear -- why instill more fear in our children??? Fear doesn't heal; love heals.... Discipline derives from the word disciple, meaning to folow: kids learn & are healed by following a healthy example (violence is NOT healthy)."

146) Constance Thomas, Corning, AR, USA
"You never hit a human being. Jesus Christ never hit a child or young person. Your business is disgusting. Paddles came from slavery."

147) Marchese Matteo, Genova, Liguria, ITALY

148) J. Jordan, Iowa City, IA, USA
"Your ads are not humorous; they are cruel, degrading, and disgusting. Hitting and terrorizing children is not funny, despite what you may think, and I certainly hope that kids everywhere have the last laugh when you are drummed out of business."

149) Matthew H. Copeland III, Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA
"spanking and paddling children causes long term harm, including sexual distortions. The selling of devices to promote such long term harm is appalling and most stop."

150) Dr. Greg Littmann, Edwardsville, IL, USA, Professor / University of Southern Illinois Edwardsville
"Please stop aiding child abuse. You might view these paddles as just a joke but many, many children are badly injured with just such devices every year in the United States. Please do not take my word for that. It would take very little effort to look up the numbers for yourself."

151) Stephen Quinones-Seda, New York City, NY, USA

152) Wally Phillips, M.A., MFTI, Berkeley, CA, USA
"Research has proven that hitting a child makes them violent and sharply increases the odds that they become like you - violent. I'm sorry to hear that you can't find more tolerance for children, which I'd expect to find in a mature adult."

153) Matthias Maass, Munich, Bavaria, GERMANY

154) Frankie L Blankenship, Aurora, CO, USA, Security Dispatcher
"Child abuse is not limited to full fisted beatings. Using physical pain as a behavioral deterrent is barbaric and ineffective in creating anything but adults who solve problems with violence -or- those who consider it to be an effective means to do so."

155) Ronnie Kellogg, Blair, NE, USA, Student
"What sort of person could willingly advocate the chastisement of our most beloved children? It's time to leave the circus, people. Stop the violence and watch the world become peaceful!"

156) Jose Antonio Reveco, Santiago, CHILE
"This shouldn't be happening nowdays, it's no fun to beat anyone in any circumstances, don't mention childrens."

157) Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Executive Director
"Terrorists aren't born they are created by corporal punishment and beatings by authority figures. Criminals aren't born they are created by corporal punishment and beatings by authority figures. I know why you are selling these items--You are warding off your own trauma of corporal punishment. You can not have empathy toward children until you can honestly acknowledge the mistreatment from your own childhood experiences and examine the shortcomings of your own parents. To the extent you feel compelled to defend your parents and guard their secrets, you will do the same for others. By continually insisting that you 'turned out okay,' in spite of the beatings you endured, you are reassuring yourself and diverting your attention from deeply hidden unpleasant memories of pain and suffering at the hands of those you trusted and/or loved. Denial about what was done to you and, now what you are doing to other children, by promoting corporal punishment is the real danger and the real sin."

158) Barbara Carraway, Stuart, FL, USA, Adventures in Spirituality and Recovery
"UNBELIEVABLE DAMAGE IS DONE TO CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE THIS KIND OF PARENTAL ABUSE AS CHILDREN. MOST FEELTHAT IT IS NOT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE, IT IS WHO THEY ARE!! THEY MUST NOT BE WORTH MUCH IF THOSE WHO LOVE ME BEAT ME WITH SUCH A PADDLE. PLEASE"

159) Wenche Johanna Falck Borgersen, Bergen NORWAY, Housewife/ mother
"This is sick. You ougth to stop selling this products, they are so evil, Are yo going to produce Hitlers and Stalins for the future? I think God will judge you."

160) Blake Hutchison, Toledo, OH, USA, Sansevieria Films
"The only thing a paddle is good for is FIREWOOD!"

161) Jo Wood, Ottawa, ON, CANADA

162) Nick Rowland, Hastings, East Sussex, ENGLAND UK, Artist
"I'm asking you please with the utmost urgency to stop supplying your timber products to Joe Salvati who manufactures paddles from your timber products which maim and kill. Yes you know who I mean!! Swatting children and young adults with these paddles in the home and schools might immediately obtain obedience but not for the long term. Even if the child has been naughty it still does not merit the paddles. The effects of paddling does not only cause the recipient to sustain horrific injuries it shall also affect them psycholigically and some shall turn to drugs and alcohol and resort to crime in order to feed their addictions. Not only that some of the victims shall go on to become tomorrow's abusers, predators and perverts. In the UK corporal punishment in schools has been abolished and you would be put out of business and Joe Salvati and the idiots who buy his products made from your timber would face a lengthy jail sentence. Please consider what I have said, I am certain that there must be other outlets which are profitable. You can play your role towards ending this archaic and dangerous practice and stop supplying Joe Salvati and his likes. Since writing this a child has probably been rushed to the hospital accident and emergency unit or even died, all because you supply timber to people like Joe Salvati."

163) Johanne, Bergen, NORWAY, housewife/mother
"What in earth is the matter with you, bl?"

164) Jamie Mason, Charleston, SC, USA
"I'm shocked that people actually make these wretched devices to sell. I'm even more shocked that they make a profit from it."

165) Jil Van Der Meij, East Orange, NJ, USA

166) Allison Goines, Opelika, AL, USA, Mother, student, freelance writer
"Shameful and disgusting."

167) Ian Bergstrom, Redwood City, CA, USA
"Even mild spankings are nothing but a socially acepted form of torture for children."

168) Kate Gibbons, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA, Australian Homeschooling Legal Advisory Service
"You are child abusers of the worst kind."

169) Hannah Grace, Lexington Park, MD, USA
I have NO contact with my biological family due to the spankings that I was given as a child. NO, I dont remember what I did at the age of 5, 6, and 8 that would provoke a parent to such wrath...I REFUSE to allow my children to even know their grandparents because of their religous stand on this..I wont let my children be treated in such a disrespectful way...God covered Adam and Eve when they disobeyed and was gentle in how He respended to their act of disobediance..It would behoove parents tolove their children properly."

170) Alicia Gauthier, Denver, CO, USA
"If this device were geared toward use on any social group other than children, say, a racial or ethnic group, a certain economical class, or a certain gender or sex, there would be a massive public uprising against it. Let's hear the same protection for children and youth."

171) Sonya Townsend, Houston, TX, Preacher
"Sonya and Jerry Townsend, parents of 3 children: Parents should teach their own children right from wrong not the school system"

172) Eric
"Child abusers need to die"

173) Deborah Rhodes-Day, Birmingham, AL, USA, Psychologist
"Pick a prison. Walk down any cell block. Listen to the inmates tell you how they were 'disciplined' as children." (note: see http://www.stoptherod.net/research.htm )

174) Jeanne Clarke, Baltimore, MD, USA
"After reading the bible, I found nothing that mentioned Jesus spanking/hitting a child, or even suggesting it to a parent. He loved children."

175) Polly Egan, Lansing, MI, USA

176) Anita Coleman, Hohenwald, TN, USA
"I am disgusted that a (suppose to be) professional company would even consider having this item for sale. I will never buy anytying from your company because of this item."

177) Minerva Rivero, PUERTO RICO

178) Diana, Aldershot, Surrey, UK
"This is just sick, we don't live in the middle ages any more. Abuse is forbidden. Furthermore the use of these tools is THE perfect way to raise violent and criminal adults."

179) Peggy Camper, Houston, TX, USA

180) Elaine Njerve-Zack, Amityville, New York, USA
"Paddling children is hazardous to their mental health!"

181) De Nul Baziel, Erpe-Mere, OOST-VLAANDEREN, BELGIUM
"please stop the selling of this device"

182) Marian Vitale, South Salem, NY, USA
"Please stop profiting from child abuse. There is never a reason to strike a child, and hitting a child with a weapon is particularly heinous. Why not make money be selling some good parenting books instead."

183) LaVonne Carlson, Ph.D., Minneapolis, MN, USA, Early Childhood/Hearly Childhood Special Education
"Disgusing, stupid, and cruel -- obviously designed, promoted, and sold by people with small minds and even smaller hearts -- bullies who find humor in hitting the bodies of helpless little children!"

184) Hilary Shirven, Hanna City, IL, USA
"Selling a beating device that glorifies hitting children is completely unacceptable."

185) Robert Dentan, Ph.D., Buffalo, NY, USA
"I have three kids, now grown, adopted, who had serious problems before they came to us and now are happy and successful adults: no whippin', no jokes about their tears. Only bullies beat kids--and make the kids self-hating bullies in their turn. Pretty sick stuff."

186) Greg Larson, Federal Way, WA, USA
"I cannot believe in this day and age you sell a product that promotes the beating of children! Have you all not seen the research and data that shows clearly children that live in violent homes and attend schools that have so much violence end up with the high potential themselves of being involved in violence? Clearly, you are living in the 19th century. We USED to buy some of your products. Until you cease ompletely selling this abusive product, we will no longer do so. And our voices stretch all the way to your state! Please..for the benifit of children, drop selling this product."

187) Marlisse Bachrach, Culver City, CA, USA

188) Jake Terpstra, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, retired
"It seems that one person's fun is another's torture. Are you sure you want to be on that side?"

189) Patty Nemeth, Eustis, FL, USA, Mother of four great kids
"Promote kindness and understanding, not violence and beatings. Selling instruments to beat children is immoral."

190) Kate Gibbons, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA, Child Abuse Australia
"A disgusting example of the promotion of child abuse"

191) Gary Krumwiede, San Diego, CA, USA
"The boycott of Blair Cedar should just be the beginning. The TRUTH of Blair Cedar is they are an evil hate group advocating injury; hurt, harm and damage to American Children. Blair Cedar is a Terrorist JOrganization believing in Child torture and terror! Letal action should be the primary goal; with Blair Cedar listed as coconspirators in crimes against children for profit! That may just get this Hate Filled Group of Blair Cedar to close down or face potentially many, many lawsuits. Blair Cedar's hoax and cover-up of advocating child abuse! Under the cover of gift boxes remains a terrorist group against children. Other Blair Cedar items only serve to pad the profits and serve as a cover. For apparently the sole purpose of Blair Ceddar is profit and promoting child abuse! Blair Cedar is supporting continued inhumane abuse of children. The profit corperation that is advocating Child Abuse! We will overcome Blair Cedar. We will not stop until is evil corporation stops making and selling devices to whip and beat children. Furthermore, if I see these child-beating devices in a store I will complain to the local County District Attorney! The management of that evil child terrorist store has done nothing to behave and respect all beings. Blair Cedar! You have remained unresponsive. You continue to promote terror towards American Children. Shame in your hearts! Shame in your evil hate filled hearts. Now is the time to have the Blair Cedar business picketed and shut down and hopefully prosecuted! Then will Blair Cedar wake up...Clearly Blair Cedar believes differently. Clearly Blair Cedar remains very wrong too. Clearly Blair Cedar is promoting the abuse and terror toward Children. How long will your hate filled Blair Cedar child terror business survive?"
Gary Krumwiede

192) James C. Talbot, Granada Hills, CA, USA
"When these implements are used on adults, such acts are legally defined as Aggravated Assault."

193) Ms. Jeanne M. Irons, Exmore, VA, USA
"These people are morons!"

194) Lisa Jordan, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, Project Manager Child and Family Resource Council\
"Unacceptable."

195) Barbara Rogers, Laredo, TX, USA, http://www.screamsfromchildhood.com
"It is assault and a crime, and a crime against humanity, to beat children because their brain development is severely damaged throiugh the use of violence against their vulnerable, powerless, defenseless bodies."

196) Mary A. Schumacher-Tiede, Madison, WI, USA

197) Tom Stewart, Holly Springs, MS, USA
"My kids school calls me 'The Retaliator'. A 'meat-head' coach hit one of mine once 'for the time he didn't catch him.' I met him in the parking lot that night. He resigned shortly and is selling used cars. 'nuff said."

198) Valerie Walawender, Forestville, NY, USA, Faces In The Crowd Violence )Prevention/Diversity Program
"Making a joke out of hurting children is wrong. Current research (Allan Schore, 'Affect Dysregulation': Danile Siegel, 'Development of the Mind'; Bruce Perry, 'The Boy Who was Raised as a Dog') shows that hitting young children can cause permanent neurological, psychological, and physical damage. It is morally reprehensible and socially irresponsible that your company doesnot educate itself on the damage caused by the perpetuation of the myth that paddles and paddling children is a laughable, innocent and harmless activity.
I urge you to investigate the most current research, to examine your collective conscience, and to cease selling these harmful novelty items which perpetuate acceptance of the horrific practice of paddling children"

199) Jeff Charles, Roseville, MI, USA, www.nopaddle.com
"'Whipping with the Paddle' actually began in US slavery. Perhaps Blair Cedar should make some quaint slave plantation joke paddles also. 'Slave's Attitude Adjuster,' or a historical quopte, 'I'd rather paddle a slave than eat.'"

200) Nicole Bauer, Casselberry, FL, USA

201) Traci Kehl, Cedar City, UT, USA
"you may have not intended them to really be used in child abuse, but dont forget this is a sick world we're living in. I can almost promise you they will be."

202) Melinda Myers, Newton, NC, USA, Stay at home mother of two children\
"I think this is absolutly ridiculos. We have enough disgusting people out in this world beating their children, without your company actually making paddles with words encouraging parents to beat their children. How dare you make a product like this? Whats the next paddles are you going to make? Beat african americans, gays, etc. This is terrible!!!!! I will never purchase one thing form your company and I will be spreading the word to others about this issue, so they will not help finance this ridiculos product. YOU ALL SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

203) Brenda Albarran, representative of the youthful help society

204) Ren Alba, Houston, TX, USA
"its not all laugh and jokes when a parent goes ahead and buys one of these 'joke paddles' and actually uses them for disciplinary actions. its not fair to the children's rights, especially considering the impact it might give the children after all of the beating. having firsthand experience myself, i know it will mess up a child's life."

205) Jeremy Henslee, Fort Worth, TX, USA, Father

206) Rebecca, London, UK

207) Laura Cariello, Llyd Harbor, NY, USA
"Blair Cedar, when I look at these paddles, I have thoughts that increase my pulse and breathing rate. My fantasy spanker of the moment is US figure skater Johnny Weir. He has such a hot authoritatian tilt to his head and such a proud disdainful nose. My but that lad looks like he can give such beautiful, beautiful PAIN. I would love for him tosmash my bad girl bottom with one of your paddles and fill my cheeks with a nice, fierce, cutting burn that'll send waves of delicious blazing agony right up through my cushions to the throbbing orgasmic apex of tickling desire that's just waiting to explode into a strobe light of shrieking throbs. AND THIS KIND OF SEXUAL MINDSET IS WHAT THE WONDERFULPROCESS OF CHILDHOOD SPANKING BLESSED ME WITH AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF SEVEN. ISN'T ITMARVELOUS? TO ME, SPANKING HAS ALWAYS BEEN SEXIER THAN SEX ITSELF. Let the burden be on your conscience that you have supplied the implements that have been used to twist and damage the sexualities of innocents. If it happened to me, it can happen to any child. I had as much right to a normal sexuality as anyone else. That right was taken away from me beyond my control by the adults who made the decision to use spanking on me as a disciplinary method. I've been this way for 40 years, so the effects are indeed PERMANENT. Till the day they pound down the lid nothing will make me orgasm moreviolently than the thought of pumping on some hot young man's thighs while he gives my backside glorious pain to love and worship him more by. Like cigarette packs list the possible the risks, spanking needs to come with a warning label that doing so to your child puts them at risk for becoming 'one of us'. And the fact that an entire massive $$$ earning branch of the porn industry is dedicated to 'us' ought to lead you to the logical conclusion that our numbers are not quite as 'one in a million chance of that happening' small as pro-child-spankers like to believe."

208) Julian Jones, Indian Trail, NC, USA, Victim
"Abuse is not funny! Your sadistic devices have no place in a civilized society!"

209) Mr. Abe Torkelton, Boston, MA, USA

210) Stephanie, Medina, NY, USA
"I am utterly disgusted!!"

211) Wally Phillips, Berkeley, CA, USA, Psychotherapist
"If these are really novelty devices, why did Kim quote the bible about "sparing the rod and spoiling the child" on the phone to me? You are totally out of integrity."

212) Donald Rowan, Montpelier, VT, USA
"Why do this, there can't be that much money in this item against all your other products."

213) LaVonne Carlson, Ph.D., Minneapolis, MN, USA
"They have all the comments they need. They think it is funny, a novelty, to profit from little 'household adornments' -- paddles singing the praises of beating children. They know this is unethical and immoral. Their minds will not change. Let's all keep spreading the word -- if enough people boycott, lack of sales will speak louder than anything anyone can say."

214) Mary V., Albany, NY, USA
"Please stop promoting child abuse by selling these ridiculous torture devices. I hope that these itmes get banned!! Besides, can't the wood used to make these terrible weapons be used to make something better?"

215) Danielle Schreifels, CO, USA
"Please do not sell these paddles that hurt children, there are so many other ways to teach a child by using non-violent methods. Thank you."

216) Mary Kate Couch, Stillwater, OK, USA, therapist
"Hi, your sale of spanking devices contributes to war instead of peace, and you may think that spanking a person good but this is probably only because you were spanked yourself and scared of life itself, a tragedy don't continue this tragedy. Stop selling violence, how can you look at your self in the mirror?"

217) Kathryn Briggs, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
"I've witnessed child abuse, and there is nothing funny about it."

218) John, Stockholm, SWEDEN
"Think again. Ultimately all this does is build aggression and teach children that it is sometimes OK to use violence as a means to get your voice heard. Just as long as you are stronger and believe that you are right. G-W bush must have been spanked blue as a child!"

219) Nancy Nance, Austin, TX, USA
"Pain from a loved parent teaches the saddest lessons of all. If real change is what is hoped for it will ONLY happen with love and compassion void of physical pain and fear."

220) De Nul Baziel, Erpe-mere, Oost-Vlaanderen, BELGIUM
"Please stop selling devices to beat children"

221) Elena Latici, Woodstock, CT, USA
"there's nothing like the combination of ignorance and violence to keep the world going forward. you guys take the prize!"