From The ContraCostaTimes.Com:
“Assemblywoman Sally Lieber has …proposed a ban on spanking and sparked a real debate.
The issue is simple: Lieber wants to make spanking children age 3 and younger a misdemeanor. Offenders could face as much as a year in jail or as much as a $1,000 fine, though first-time violators would probably only have to attend parenting classes.”
Lieber has yet to introduce a bill, and let’s hope she never does. There are already laws on the books in California, as well as in every other state, that protect children from physical abuse
Lieber’s controversial idea is giving a new meaning to the phrase ”nanny state.”
Violators would have to attend parenting classes (re: indoctrination classes). “Uncle Sam says No to spanking. If your toddler is sticking his finger in the outlet, don’t spank him. And don’t invade his personal space by picking him up and taking him to a safe place. Gently explain that he might not grow up to be a useful bureaucrat if he doesn’t remove his finger from the outlet.”
Rugrats don’t understand or respond to arguments or entreaties when they do wrong, but they instinctively understand that a pat on the behind means “Stop!”
A laissez-faire approach to parenting results in “brats gone wild” at the grocery store, restaurant and movie theatre. It makes my blood boil when a little brat is acting up in a public place and the Mom gently pleads, “Oh Timmy, please stop. Oh, Timmy don’t be like that.” When what Timmy needs is a good swat on his rear end.
What Lieber needs is a good swat on the behind and for the good of the community, I volunteer to perform this thankless duty.
