Not many people actually registered that it was a domestic abuse thread, or took it seriously for that matter. I personally, as someone who was never hit, and who would never hit another person, feel abuse is a big problem. Obviously, there are people that feel otherwise. That's why it happens. ?
Actually, I take that back. I was hit once as a child, but it was in response to kicking my mother. It took one firm solid whack to get me to behave. Pretty sure my mom still regrets the emotional trauma I went through for years after that. Happened when I was 3, and I was absolutely horrified of her until I was 14. But I wouldn't really call that abuse, considering I deserved it.