Spanking isn't harmful?

For those who say that spanking never killed a kid...

Boy, 4, frightened of spanking, dies in fire

Now I have no idea how severe the "spankings" were in this household. But this is just tragic. I've pointed out before that the threat of a spanking might actually induce a child to sin...I'd never contemplated that it could to lead to a child refusing help to leave a burning building.

Previous posts on my blog about parenting:

• Embracing Motherhood
• When Chocolate Cake...
• Life Action, Part IV
• Houdini in a Carseat
• Mommyless Mommies
• Using LATCH...
• Rebel in a Diaper
• Discipline of Children
• AAP Breastfeeding Guidelines
• A Challenge...
• The "Latest Spiritual Gobblydeegook?"
• "Reasons for not Smacking"
• Children vs. marriage
• Modeling and Explaining