>>149212245That's literally the only reason to hit somebody, whether it be a woman or a child (same thing)
you don't hurt them, you just use the pain to shock them back to consciousness after they went off into their own head. Be it a tantrum, or just daydreaming in the middle of crossing a busy street.
It'd be cool if we could let people be in their own heads more, but life is dangerous and you have to sacrifice that, associating those behaviors with pain so you reflexively stop doing them.
i can't remember the last time a non comedy tv show actually showcased how this is meant to work. The best I can think of is a bunch of times women slapped men, in 90s superhero-related programs.