Spanking a CRIME!!!!????

From what I understand with this law this includes spanking, a swat, or even a smack on the hand. Which means if a mother has her child in a store and sees the child reaching for a knife and swats his hand and tells him no she'll be arrested for swatting the hand. That isn't right. Whether or not you believe in spanking, do you really want the government telling us how to raise our kids? They have made it already so that parents are afraid to be parents, adding more laws is just going to make it harder for them. All ready people are complaining about the newest generations coming up, how they are out of control. Most of this is due to the fact that no matter what parents do they seem to get someone in their face. They worry about punishing their child in any form because someone could yell child abuse. It's time the government backed off. Let parents be parents, kids be kids, and the government go after real crimes.

This has always been a hot button with me. I think part of the reason kids run wild like they do is because a lot of parents are afraid to punish their kids. They scream child abuse and that's all there is. Parent HAS to be guilty (not like the little darling would fib or make something worse than it was). We were spanked growing up and I know that if I hadn't been I am sure I would have gotten into a lot of trouble that I avoided because I knew my parents wouldn't hesitate to spank. My brother and sister are the same way. We knew what would happen if we skipped school, or whatever, so we didn't do it. Spanking and child abuse are NOT the same! Leaving bruises on your child and swatting them on the backside are two totally different things. I see nothing wrong with a swat if the child needs it, especially if nothing else has worked.

Ithing that making it a law is stupid. It points out that the lawmakers have too much time on their hands and want to meddle in our lives. Next it will be that we can't yell at the children. Parents should be able to raise their children and if they become abusive with the spanking then there are laws agains that. We do not need "Big Brother" watching over us and tellisng us what to do every minute of the day.

I think that it is ridiculous to pass such a law...there is child abuse and then there is a swat on the butt once in a great while for misbehavior..I think they need to step back and look at how the kids are walking all over there parents right now as it is..What is this going to do for our kids but give them the sense that no matter what they do they won't be punished..cause taking things away from them don't work, you can't set them down for time out that is abuse...what is left for parents to do to teach there kids right from wrong..I am not saying do it all the time that is just wrong but at times I feel a quick swat on the buttocks wouldn't hurt a child at all/...

I don't think they are making spanking in general illegal. I was reading that they were making it illegal to spank a child under the age of 2 years old. I do agree with that, I don't think a child under that age should be spanked under any circumstances. I think they they are to young to understand what spanking really means and there are other ways that would be much better to punish a child that age such as taking away a privilege or just time out.

Well my parents never spanked me when I was growing up but the fear of being spanked lead me to the right direction. This new law is another way of taking more power away from parents to discipline their kids. I don't know about you guys but kids today seem to have too much freedonm for their own good. And there are a lot that needed a good spanking. However, I do not condone corporal punishment as the only means of punishment. Mabe taking away some priviledges would help and some minor (note: minor) spanking is required. Maybe the law should define what excessive spanking is. The kids also need to prove that they are being excessively spanked. Not to call kids liars but some do just to show their parents how "protected" they are.

I think they won't refer to the just a spank at the but. I think they mean the real spanking that most parents even let their children disabled by mistake. Children have rights and parents do so. I think in order to avoid that most parents have to see a therapist for their children and how to treat them.

If there's such law in my country, my ex-private teacher will be one to be arrested first lol...But I agree that spanking and swatting are bad way to teach children

This already exists for us..That is no one is allowed to spank a child..Seems pretty child that a child can speak out..carry on..shout, scream, kick and do all kinds of awful things and no one can discipline them. The bible says "spare the rod and spoil the child" It's no wonder our children are in the mess they are now a days.

This law is for children age 3 and under. I have given a tap on the hand to a 3 year old when they repeatedly pick up an item that I have repeatedly told them not to pick up. I do not believe that a child ages 3 and under can fully understand why they are getting spanked. When you firmly tell a toddler "NO" and remove them from the situation they understand it is wrong. I have often seen people swatting the bottom of a young child as if they would beat a rug on a clothesline. I believe that this ruling pertains more to those people.

hi, i don't think that is right but im not in usa, in UK it's not like that, but we do say it is wrong! children shouldn't be smacked for nothing, the only time a child should be is when there in danger or doing something that they shouldn't be!

I think that Spanking is a Crime is uttterly ridiculas now days it is the children who are boss and I don't belive it should be that way.. I have spanked my children not to the point of brusing them but to the point that they understood that I was the parent not them.. In Society now days a parent does not have any rights and I think that is all wrong

Well, look at it academically. If you hit your child on the head, it's child abuse. But, change the location and it's not? Does that make any sense? I agree with the law. I'm in Ontario, Canada .. it's been law here for ages. You don't need to hit your children to parent them, and no one should have the legal right to hit another person. Being the parent of a child does not exclude someone from the law. If anything, parents should be held to a higher authority when it comes to abuse, since they've taken on a commitment to protect their children ... and instead are the ones inflicting the pain. No, parents shouldn't have the 'right' to hit their children .... regardless of location.

My mom spank us when my sisters and brother and I were kids. And now I thank her for doing that to me. Coz I have a nephew now who didnt get spanked and he's such a spoiled brat that his mom always cries because she can't control him anymore. Id rather be spanked for the right reasons than grow up like that being hated by everybody.

I believe that sometimes spanking is regrettable, but it also is sometimes necessary. I don't think by a parent doing this constitutes it as a form of abuse. I think there is a big difference between beating a child, & spanking them quite honestly. I know that if I am to have children in the future.. I would firstly start with time outs. I feel by doing this it would allow me as a parent to think things over, as would it do the same for the child as well. To me smacking your child should kind of be the last resort though. Especially if you had talked things over with them repeatedly & they are not learning anything from the situation.. But sometimes even then you should find another way to help your child learn that what they are doing is wrong. To me there are certain times where spanking is appropriate! But hitting a child with an excessive force is not at all acceptable! I don't feel it is the governments job though how to tell people how to discipline there children! And anyone with a brain or any common sense would most definitely know that there is a huge difference between a parent hitting there child, & spanking them. I think most people these days confuse the two. At least in my opinion.. I think it's sad to watch parents these days.. As I know how difficult it is to be in there position.. Because it seems that a lot of people these days are trying to tell others how to raise there own children! I think by just a parent raising there child right that they are setting a great example by just doing that! I honestly do not believe we need to have even more of our freedom restricted by another law being put in to action! I do believe that more parents should have rights! To me it's a parent choice whether or not they want to spank there child. But I think people who do.. do this should be criminalized. The only people who should are the people who actually abuse there children.. Something should be done about those type of people! Not the good parents out there in this world who may whack there child on the butt a few times.. To me this is not assault! . . To put this law in to effect is just ridiculous in my humble opinion! . .

i really thought that theres a law in the states about spanking can get parents into jail..coz my sis was there now and she was advice by her friends regarding spanking her kids. its not allowed specially in public place..do you commit crime on doing that?does parents dont have the right to discipline their kids?i think they have the rights to do that for as long as it wont hurt the kid too much.

It's gone too far. If they are going to arrest all the parents tha spank their children, who is going to take care of all the children when mommy and daddy are in jail? How are they going to jail all these people? This should be interesting to watch.

yes i think spanking is a form of child abuse depending on what the child had done to deserve it but it is wrong to hit your childeren.

I dont think there's anything wrong with disciplining your child. However, there is a difference between BEATING your child and CORRECTING your child...parents should understand the difference before deciding to have children. Just my thoughts. :-D

i got a smacked bottom when i was younger and it didnt do me any harm,ill smack my 2 as last resort and that only after ive take away toys,grounded them and if they still play up then its a smack bottom or on the hand.i would never smack them out side as u can be charge with child abuse in the uk.i read a story about a dad who smaked his daughter in the dentist because she was jumping about the chair and he got charge for it.so im very carefull out side