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Your California legislature hard at work:
No-spank bill on wayGeez....what's next: a new law that says we're mandated to feed our kitty cats a minimum of three servings of nummy 9-Lives cat food a week?SACRAMENTO - The state Legislature is about to weigh in on a question that stirs impassioned debate among moms and dads: Should parents spank their children?
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.
The idea is encountering skepticism even before it's been formally introduced. Beyond the debate among child psychologists -- many of whom believe limited spanking can be effective -- the bill is sure to face questions over how practical it is to enforce and opposition from some legislators who generally oppose what they consider "nanny government."
"Where do you stop?" asked Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine, who said he personally agrees children under 3 shouldn't be spanked but has no desire to make it the law. "At what point are we going to say we should pass a bill that every parent has to read a minimum of 30 minutes every night to their child? This is right along those same lines."
I know - smacking your kid isn't comparable to feeding cats nummy 'wet food', but this is just beyond stupid.
And NO - I'm not advocating beating your children; sometimes a smack on the fanny gets your kid's attention when they're supposed to be doing something and they're not.
If this becomes a law, the next step will be for parents to provide a legal representative for children when discussing possible punishments for any infraction the child might have perpetrated.
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Gracie said:
It's just as crazy as the "you can't smoke in your own home or vehicle" law being tossed around.
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It's just as crazy as the "you can't smoke in your own home or vehicle" law being tossed around.
I'm all about protecting kids, and far too many children ARE beaten...violently. However, we have become far too soft on our kids today and they no longer respect authority in any form. Kids NEED boundaries, and those boundaries are not always obtainable by the spoken word or time outs. The government needs to stay out of how we raise our children, unless they're being genuinely abused. Then, they should act quickly and decisively. This wishy washy approach is doing far more harm than good.
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