Spanking ban abandoned

Sacramento Bee ^ | 2/22/7 | Jim Sanders

[SmithL]

The California Legislature won't be cracking down on spanking after all.

Assemblywoman Sally Lieber has abandoned her plans to push for a legislative prohibition on parents spanking their children under age 4.

Lieber, D-Mountain View, will introduce a bill Thursday morning that will target the use of physical force on children, but not spanking, an aide said.

[Publius6961]

Here we go again...

Now the fruits and nuts, and the sanity impaired will start screaming that the legislature is encoraging child abuse!

Hard to tell what's more common: stupidity or insanity.

[edcoil]

Does that mean she finally spanked her cat?

[ChuteTheMall]

Sounds like somebody took Sally Lieber to the woodshed.

[Long Island Pete]

Stock up on wooden spoons.

[RKV]

And don't come back, ya' heah!

[Shots]

Good News, but she stirred the pot and other states jumped on the band wagon, so lets hope those bozo's also drop their bills.

[Abathar]

"Lieber, D-Mountain View, will introduce a bill Thursday morning that will target the use of physical force on children, but not spanking, an aide said."

This is nothing more than a wolf in sheep's clothing. Explain the difference between not using "physical force" and not "spanking". They better be very clear in the law or it amounts to the same d@mn thing.

[tranzorZ]

Throughout life, little kid too adult, I have been very well behaved. I think a lot of that is because I got the wooden spoon across my kiester a couple of times.

[Carry_Okie]

Sounds like somebody took Sally Lieber to the woodshed.

No it sounds like somebody is showing her how to accomplish the same things with legalese. It won't be spanking; it will be via a clever redefinition of "physical abuse" that allows the courts to accomplish what the public would not tolerate.

[Tom87]

I'm not sure how much consensus there is about the use of belts, paddles, switches, etc. or striking the face in a state like California, but probably more opposed to that than to spanking in general. Doesn't mean they'll agree on this bill, though.

Maybe at some point they'll try to ban spanking while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Or pulling kids pants down past a certain age. Canada actually does have a maximum age of 12 I think.