Okla-homey
4/19/2008, 05:55 AM
More wackiness from a state legislator - this time in Calleefornya.
First off, I always thought the use of a spanking "implement", e.g. a belt or "switch," was safer than the use of your hand to fire-up a kids butt.
Second off, it is my considered opinion that it is virtually impossible to rear a well behaved child without occasional visits to the woodshed and/or the occasional swat.
California Bill Would Ban Spanking with 'Implements'
(CNSNews.com) - The issue of spanking has again surfaced in California, where members of the California Assembly's Public Safety Committee voted 5-2 on Tuesday to advance a bill that would define the use of switches or paddles to be child abuse and subject anyone convicted under the statute to face a possible year in jail.
The bill, AB 2943, is sponsored by Assemblywoman Sally Lieber (D-Mountain View), the same lawmaker who made national headlines last year for her proposal to totally ban spanking in California, even in people's homes. (Lieber's office provided information to Cybercast News Service for this report but did not grant an interview.)
This year, however, Lieber is quietly proposing a bill that would continue to allow spanking with the hand for children older than three but would ban parents from using "implements" to punish children. Lieber defines "implements" as "sticks, rods, switches, electrical cords, belts, brooms, or shoes."
First off, I always thought the use of a spanking "implement", e.g. a belt or "switch," was safer than the use of your hand to fire-up a kids butt.
Second off, it is my considered opinion that it is virtually impossible to rear a well behaved child without occasional visits to the woodshed and/or the occasional swat.
California Bill Would Ban Spanking with 'Implements'
(CNSNews.com) - The issue of spanking has again surfaced in California, where members of the California Assembly's Public Safety Committee voted 5-2 on Tuesday to advance a bill that would define the use of switches or paddles to be child abuse and subject anyone convicted under the statute to face a possible year in jail.
The bill, AB 2943, is sponsored by Assemblywoman Sally Lieber (D-Mountain View), the same lawmaker who made national headlines last year for her proposal to totally ban spanking in California, even in people's homes. (Lieber's office provided information to Cybercast News Service for this report but did not grant an interview.)
This year, however, Lieber is quietly proposing a bill that would continue to allow spanking with the hand for children older than three but would ban parents from using "implements" to punish children. Lieber defines "implements" as "sticks, rods, switches, electrical cords, belts, brooms, or shoes."