the authors deny their book had anything to do with hannah williams' death.y tuckman they don't advocate abusing kids but endorse spanking, the word they use, and they're not talking about a quick swat on the bottom. gary asked how they would punish a 7-year-old boy who slugs his sister. >> i would take him somewhere like into his bedroom and i would tell him i'm going to give him 15 licks. >> with what? >> probably a belt, a kid that big, a boy. i'd probably use a belt. it would be handy. i might use a wooden spoon or a piece of like plumbing supply line quarter inch in diameter, flexible enough to roll up. >> last week michael pearl agreed to come on the program to talk about the death of hannah williams and told us he can't be responsible for parents who misinterpret his book's teachings which he says are based on the bible. he also said science is on his side. >> research has been shown that spanking creates children that are more, higher educationally, they're less aggressive, that they are more entrepreneurial, that they in every way make better citizen