I was spanked as a kid, even with a belt sometimes, and it never once looked like that. My parents never shoved me around, never hit me anywhere but my ass, and never let it carry on for more than maybe 15 seconds. It also stopped once my parents had more sensible ways of punishing me, like grounding me, withholding my allowance, or taking away privileges.
It still taught me my lessons and turned me into a responsible adult, and though I'm sure I didn't like it as a kid, I never begrudged my parents for it growing up.
I also dated a girl for about four years whose father found it acceptable to shove, slap, and throw objects at both her and her mother, and I found myself in several heated altercations with him because of it. That type of behavior is downright unacceptable and de able.
It doesn't take a genius to recognize the difference between discipline and abuse, and this is obviously crossing that line. For those of you who seem to find this acceptable, I feel sorry for you if that's the way your parents raised you, and I hope you either never have kids of your own, and if you do, I despise anyone who chooses to pass that hateful behavior on to them.