By: Tichina Lynch
Government hasn’t banned this yet because they know
they would be banning a common practice so they may
not get much support.
The author, Carolyn Sayre, of Should Spanking Be Banned
discussed a current law that’s in place with the states,
“Parents, guardians, and relatives can use any form of
physical discipline that is necessary as long as it is not
unjustifiable.” (Sayre)
Government shouldn’t interfere, unless needed.
. In an ABC News Article, it was stated that
government shied away from an outright ban,
fearing it will be accused of intruding on family
affairs. (U.K. Votes Against Banning of Spanking
Children)
An overview of the right to be left alone was explained
by Cornell University Law School, “Although not
explicitly stated in the text of the Constitution, in 1890
then to be Justice Louis Brandeis extolled ‘a right to be
left alone.’ (Right to Privacy: An Overview)
The authors of When to Spank, Lynn Rosellini and Anna
Mulrine, state, “In fact, the notion advanced by a slew
of American child-raising authorities that a couple of
well-placed swats on the rear of your beloved
preschooler irreparably harms him or her is essentially
a myth.” (Roselline and Mulrine, 52)
. The author, Robert E. Larzelere, of Should There Be a Law
Banning Spanking of Children discusses how spanking
doesn’t make the child aggressive, “It is children’s defiance
that makes them more likely to be aggressive, not the
disciplinary methods used to improve their behavior.”
(Larzelere, 17)
Could spank for too long or too hard.
. Lynn Rosellini and Anna Mulrine discussed in When
to Spank the appropriate spanking for your child
according to the AAp, “By spanking, the AAP and
other authorities mean one or two, flat-handed swats
on a child’s wrist or rear end, not a sustained whipping
with Dad’s belt.” (Rosellini and Mulrine, 52)
Vote to keep it legal, if the time came
Shouldn’t support the ones who are against it
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