(I post to make a point, no offense to advocates of spanking, my opinion only, I could be wrong, I was wrong once before.)
Why not though? Many say spanking is necessary, that it teaches respect and discipline, so perhaps traffic offenders need a refresher course. They can go by the same rules as with children, they can't leave marks or physically injure the person. They could cuss and scream at you though, swatting in between and screaming in your face.
Preposterous you say? Why not? Why is it okay to hit a small defenseless child but not an adult. Because children can't vote that's why!
"I was spanked and I turned out fine" Yes, but you don't know what you would have been like without it, and some may react differently than you did. I think it teaches violence. I think it's a a carryover from a more primitive time. Besides, like you say, you will be fine after the cop spanks you, you will be the better person because of it.
"I only do it as a last resort(or when I am trying to use my phone, don't have time, or just feel stressed)" I think redirecting very small children is much better than slapping at their hands and such. I can't stand swatters! The kid points, they swat, the kid whines from being swatted, they swat some more. God I could so swat those people. Perhaps store owners should be able to swat customers who touched merchandise they aren't buying?
So often I see people react to quickly, especially when they are stressed. I like to stop and think before I react, is what they are doing really so bad and why are they doing it? Prioritize, do I need to pay more attention to my phone or whatever, or the kid? The kid usually wins in my book. Usually they just want your attention, to be noticed and interact like every one else is. One can scold and spank to quickly solve a problem leaving a whimpering sad child, or one can take a few minutes and talk to them and find out what the problem really is. You can often control the attitude by guiding the attention of the child to a desirable location. I know some times with some children nothing seems to work and I am not a professional and don't have all the answers. Perhaps there is a time and place, but I see so many unhappy children that way for some minuscule or otherwise unjust reason.
Especially for new parents, please just take a minute to think about it before striking your child. Is it for their own good or yours?
This is of course only my opinion, I mean no offence to those who advocate spanking
Differing opinions welcome.