Brits move to outlaw parental spanking

Washington Times ^ | November 16, 2003 | UPI

[Cincinatus' Wife]

LONDON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Britain's government is moving toward outlawing the spanking of children, even if it is done by parents in their own home.

Officials plan to tack an amendment onto the Child Protection Bill to outlaw parental spanking because too many parents cover up abuse by claiming their children's bruises are the result of normal discipline, the Sunday Observer reported.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Next they'll outlaw parents.

[nwrep]

Next they'll outlaw parents.

Wrong. Only heterosexual parents. Same sex parents are ok.

[FreeAtlanta]

The continued decline of the British Empire.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The voters better foot their collective foot down and stop this insanity.

The state, through their "help" loses many more children.

[pepsionice]

A funny story about Brits and their outlawing tendency. Someone started a campaign about 12 years ago about kangaroo bumpers...the big chrome bumpers that were typically mounted on SUVs. Most folks didn't pay the $3k for silly bumpers in the first place...but the rich British dudes did. There was apparently one accident in a village where someone in a kangaroo bumper SUV accidentally hit a pedestrian, and the cop's report indicated that the driver simply couldn't see the walker because of the mounted bumper. Within six months, there was a small but capable group pushing political action on having all kangaroo bumpers removed from SUVs...deeming them a hazard to the public. The best that the cops could show...was 3 or 4 accidents where SUVs were involved in a accident and the bumper might have contributed to the incident. For almost five years, this was a major topic within liberal left political circles...outlawing the kangaroo bumpers. Eventually the whole thing died down and is rarely mentioned today. The bottom line was that this was a liberal effort to bring the SUV crowd down a notch and force a ruling that would later lead onto more SUV restrictions.

In the same fashion...this anti-spanking effort will lead onto more rules. What you will eventually see is some parent with a rowdy 10 year old....who has to call the cops to take the kid away because the kid won't listen or obey the parents. The cost will be passed onto the taxpayer who has to pay for the cops, the social home, and the criminal kid who won't obey rules. Its society who ends up with the bill one way or another.

[Lazamataz]

Tell me again why we saved Britian from the Nazi's........?

Remind me how their self rule would have differed greatly from Nazi rule......?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The cost will be passed onto the taxpayer who has to pay for the cops, the social home, and the criminal kid who won't obey rules. Its society who ends up with the bill one way or another.

The spiral into socialism. Government calls the shots and the people morph from independent beings into cogs in the wheel.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

This is a different Britian.

[glock rocks]

If they'd become ruled by the Germans, then kangaroo bumpers would be mandatory, and their food would be edible.

Other than that... probably no difference.

[Alouette]

They will make an exception for Muslims who slit the throats of their daughters for "crimes of honor." Have to be sensitive to minority culture and all that.

[Carry_Okie]

The substitute will be Room 101.

[JoeSixPack1]

Good thing they outlawed parental spanking. Anybody spanking their parents should be in jail!

[mtbopfuyn]

Brits move to outlaw parental spanking

Someone needs to enroll in Jounalism Headlines 101.

[Lunatic Fringe]

We should be more like Britain... they are so enlightened [/sarcasm]

[Cobra64]

"Although three-quarters of parents in one Department of Health survey admitted hitting their children..."

First of all, "hitting" is different from "spanking."

My father spanked me several times with his belt; but he never hit me. There were times when his fist was cocked and targeted towards my chin, but he never "pulled the trigger." Spanking sometimes is the only way a parent can get his point across, especially if the child is having a temper tantrum.

Glad my children are all grown adults....

[Senator Goldwater]

As long as they don't outlaw spousal spanking.

[nmh]

God has it all wrong. Now we have well behaved kids in society that NEVER routinely do the unthinkable, right?

Prov.22;15

[15] Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Prov.23:13

[13] Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Prov.29:15

[15] The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

Eventually this will happen in the U.S. ... so much for being able to live your beliefs.

[BBell]

I'd be a felon in good ole United Kingdom.

[Cobra64]

I can't remember the last time I spanked my parents.