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Spank your child? Go to Jail.

Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:16:43 PM #32633 Perm Link

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Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, D-Mountain View, wants to outlaw spanking children up to 3 years old. If she succeeds, California would become the first state in the nation to explicitly ban parents from smacking their kids.

Making a swat on the behind a misdemeanor might seem a bit much for some -- and the chances of the idea becoming law appear slim, at best -- but Lieber begs to differ.

"I think it's pretty hard to argue you need to beat a child 3 years old or younger," Lieber said. "Is it OK to whip a 1-year-old or a 6-month-old or a newborn?"

The bill, which is still being drafted, will be written broadly, she added, prohibiting ``any striking of a child, any corporal punishment, smacking, hitting, punching, any of that.'' Lieber said it would be a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail or a fine up to $1,000, although a legal expert advising her on the proposal said first-time offenders would probably only have to attend parenting classes.

Are all California legislators this stupid?

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Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:17:21 PM #32634 Perm Link

Some tidbits:

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``And if you never hit a cat,'' Lieber said, ``you should never hit a kid.''

Yes. Flawless logic.

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``If my 6-year-old doesn't put his clothes in the hamper, I'm not going to whack him. He just won't get his clothes washed,''

"If my 13 year-old smokes marijuana, I'm not going to whack him. He is just going to be in and out of jail for the rest of his life."
Really, why bother using discipline on your child when you can just make him learn the hard way?
I mean, come on. This is hilarious! I bet the supporters of this bill will say that children who were spanked went on to a life of crime or some other such nonsense, instead of having plain-old neglectful parents.

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Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:26:05 PM #32635 Perm Link

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Beating the shit out of kids is how to teach them. I fully support parents that hit their kids...

It worked for me.

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Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:47:42 PM #32637 Perm Link

This is for 3 and under. Spanking 3 and under doesn't do shit. Hitting 3 and under is a leading cause of child deaths.

Just recently a man killed his 3 year old daughter for interupting him playing a game on x-box. He'd hit the child before but at that time it was kosher by law.

As a parent I can tell you that at that age spanking simply does not work unless your kid is a certified genius.

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