13 June 2008 ~ 9 Comments

Discipline and Abuse

Discipline and Abuse

Maybe I’m too sensitive, but this just made me sick. Via Post-Tribune:
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Supreme Court has reversed a woman’s 2006 battery conviction for whipping her 11-year-old son with a belt or extension cord, holding that she was reasonably exercising parental discipline.
In a 4-1 decision, the court ruled that Sophia Willis’ use of discipline [...]

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30 April 2008 ~ 6 Comments

Spank Out Day

It’s late and I apologize, but today is/was National Spank out Day.
SpankOut Day USA was initiated in 1998 to give widespread attention to the need to end corporal punishment of children and to promote non-violent ways of teaching children appropriate behavior. EPOCH-USA (End Physical Punishment of Children) sponsors SpankOut Day USA on April 30th of [...]

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