Family Forum / Parenting / Spanking / January 2004

Discipline (a parent decided somewhat imprecisely where "spanking"
ends and "abuse" begins).  Doan could have helped him discover the
"reasonable standard" measure, but somehow didn't come forward in
time....Doan? Doan? Where are you Doan?

Studying up on the Embry study? Remember, you have a little chore to
do before I'll discuss it with you.

But you are free, as you have always been, seeing as you have the
study (R R R R R R), to share it without my reponses.

I can't help but wonder why you haven't and what you are doing with
your time these days.  Should I be concerned?  R R R R R.

http://starbulletin.com/1999/02/10/news/story8.html

" A Navy man accused of assaulting his 3-year-old daughter told police
he beat her "every other day" for about six months with his hand, a
belt, shower brush handle or electric cord to discipline her."

after all it just turned out to be "discipline" what some would call,
some like The Plant, a "spanking."

"During the hospital visit, however, doctors discovered that almost
her entire body, except for her palms and the soles of her feet, was
covered with bruises and scars in various stages of healing.

Cooper is extremely remorseful over what occurred and didn't intend
for his daughter to break her arm, said deputy public defender Todd
Eddins. In a sense, it was good that it happened because it allowed
the past abuse to be uncovered, he said."

Hey! He was the girl's parent. He had a perfect right to "decide for
himself"
the difference between spanking for discipline and beating for abuse,
now did he?

Doan? Didn't he? Doan? Are you conscious Doan. Doan what are you
doing? R R R

"Cooper's wife, Tammy, 21, faced a more serious charge of first-degree
assault. She has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and is
awaiting sentencing.

The child allegedly named Tammy Cooper as the one who whipped her face
with a folded extension cord, causing possibly permanent
disfigurement.

Kinyatta Cooper was given custody of Tajhai after his former
girlfriend, the mother, was found unfit."

Gosh, yet another "relative placement" gone bad. Must be CPS' fault.

Plant, oh Plant. Have you a defense akin to "they gave infants opiates
in the 1800's," and "parents have a LIBERTY INTEREST AND RIGHT to give
church members permission to suspend their children and whip them."

After all, CPS is corrupt and we don't need them. Right Plant. Plant?
Plant?

Kane