Reader's view: Hitting children is not acceptable discipline

The grand jury inquiry into Adrian Peterson’s “discipline” included whether his “discipline” met or exceeded community standards.
It seems totally insane to me that we accept hitting children as an acceptable form of “discipline.”
If an adult is hit by another adult, it is assault.
How absurd it is that we can hit children.
We do not accept it for adults. Why is it OK to hit the children?
Inese Holte
Duluth