Poor anti-spanking zealotS... they can't seem to get a break. ;-)

Doan


On 22 Feb 2007, 0:- wrote:

...stay tuned, however... it won't be long now.


http://www.sacbee.com/102/story/127398.html

Spanking ban abandoned
By Jim Sanders - Bee Capitol Bureau
Published 9:52 am PST Thursday, February 22, 2007

The California Legislature won't be cracking down on spanking after
all.

Assemblywoman Sally Lieber has abandoned her plans to push for a
legislative prohibition on parents spanking their children under age
4.

Lieber, D-Mountain View, will introduce a bill Thursday morning that
will target the use of physical force on children, but not spanking,
an aide said.

The measure proposes a "rebuttable presumption" that certain acts
against children under 18 are unjustifiable, including throwing,
kicking or hitting them with a cord or other instrument.

For children younger than four, Lieber's bill will target vigorous
shaking and the act of hitting or slapping on the head or face.

Judges could impose penalties ranging up to a misdemeanor, subject to
a maximum one-year jail term and $1,000 fine.

Lieber's bill also would allow judges to require violators to attend
parenting classes.