I AGREE WITH DISCIPLINE-NOT 'PUNISH'MENT-THERE IS A DIFFERENCE!
WITH REGARDS TO TODAY'S SHOW:
ANY EXTENSION OF THE HAND, FROM A 'LEGAL' STANDPOINT, IS AN 'ASSAULT-REGARDLESS OF ANY 'STATE LAW'. ASK DR. PHIL FOR HIS OPINION ABOUT THE 'EXTENSION OF THE HAND' RULE.
BY LAW, AN ASSAULT TAKES PLACE WHEN A PERSON 'ATTEMPTS HARM' TO ANOTHER. A 'BATTERY' OCCURS WHEN THAT PERSON MAKES 'CONTACT' WITH THE OTHER PERSON, SUCH AS BEING 'PUNCHED ' IN THE FACE OR KICKED IN THE GROIN, et. al.
IF YOU SPANK YOUR CHILD, YOU HAVE COMMITTED AN 'ASSAULT AND BATTERY'-BY LAW.
THEORETICALLY SPEAKING, IF A MAN WERE TO 'SPANK' (HIT ON THE BUTT) A WOMAN AS A SEXUAL OR AFFECTION GESTURE, THE WOMAN COULD, BY LAW, HAVE THE MAN ARRESTED FOR 'ASSAULT AND BATTERY'.
IN TODAYS SHOW, THE BOY THAT WAS 'PADDLED' IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL FITS THIS VERY CRITERIA. THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT THAT WAS CONTACTED HAS A BUNCH OF 'LUNATICS' WATCHING THE STORE. THEIR JOB IS 'TO PROTECT AND SERVE' AND THEY FAILED TO PROTECT AND ABSOLUTELY DIDN'T SERVE IN THIS CASE.
IF I WERE THE MOTHER, I WOULD CONTACT 'LEGAL AID', IF SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE MEANS TO HIRE A LAWYER, AND PURSUE LEGAL AVENUES FOR COMPENSATION, IF ONLY A PUBLISHED APOLOGY IN THE LOCAL PAPER.
AS PARENTS, IT IS OUR 'DUTY' TO 'PROTECT AND SERVE' OUR CHILDREN IN ANY WAY, AT ANY COST. THEY ARE OUR FUTURE. WE DON'T NEED A FUTURE OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE MISTRUST FOR OUR LEGAL SYSTEM, OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND A MISTRUST OF PARENTS AND PEERS.
I AM A 61 YR. OLD DAD TO 3 GROWN CHILDREN WHO HAVE GIVEN ME 3 WONDERFUL GRANDSONS. ONLY ONE TIME IN MY WHOLE LIFE AS A 'FATHER' HAVE I EVER SPANKED A CHILD OF MINE 'SEVERLY. IT WAS AN OPEN HAND SPANKING ON THE BARE BUTTOCKS OF MY OLDEST SON ,BECAUSE OF A SITUATION THAT WAS 'LIFE ENDANGERING'. I DID NOT SPANK OUT OF ANGER. I SPANKED, OUT OF FEAR, TO REINFORCE MY RULE ABOUT PLAYING WITH FRIENDS AROUND A LAKE THAT HAD LARGE ROCKS AROUND IT INSTEAD OF A BEACH.
I WELCOME ANY AND ALL COMMENTS AND THOUGHTS TO THE ABOVE POSTING. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS WITH ANY AND ALL OF YOU WHO SHARE MY PRINCIPLES.
THANX FOR LISTENING. GOD BLESS.
ED BASS/ IOWA