Is spanking a crime?

I do think that this is no place for the state government to rear their ugly policies, bills, or whatever.

No-spank bill on way

For the state to actually try to pass a bill restricting this? I do think that is going a bit far. I think a big problem in society today is that kids are victims to parents who lack the ability to stand up to them in any way shape or form. It's always easier to stand down when you have a child screaming, kicking and crying and give in just to shut them up so that you don't suffer the glares of society. If you dare to raise a hand to them in public, the phones come out and there is hell to pay for daring to discipline your child.

These kids grow up, they become accustomed to that 'backing down' mentality that mom and dad are so prone to cave into and demand more, want more, and if they don't get it, well, the kids rebel until mom and dad give in. Hence the society that we now live in.

CBS 5 Poll: Majority Oppose Calif. Spanking Ban

I'm not advocating spanking in any way here. But I am advocating that we keep the state and government out of the privacy of people's lives and homes. Social workers already have full platters and in many aspects they lack in the ability to make solid decisions on what is and is not considered abuse. And the ways in which cases are handled at times can turn fatal to a child. And in other instances, such as the one Pat and I had to face, their judgement of a situation is way off and it hurts a family for years to come. Why add more???