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Maybe we should define abuse a bit better. There are many that believe that a single, good swat on the ass is child abuse (and it's been held up in court that way), while other the age old approach of the belt across the ass and believe it is NOT abuse. There are a LOT of people on both sides of that. But wait, there's a third party that believes you should NEVER physically punish a child. Uh oh, no it's all murky and such. So who's right? Is anyone? Is anyone definitely wrong? Why? If you believe it is unnatural to lay a hand on your child for reasons of punishment, what about if your child is in danger and you have to PULL them out of the way of say... a moving car. What if, then, you dislocate their shoulder. The sad thing? If someone called child services on you, you'd be investigated for such a thing. That's how out of control "child abuse" advocates are.
Here's another one... nudist colonies. Is THAT child abuse? Nudity regulations and societal acceptances vary so much from place to place and person to person. If you live in the city, and someone comes over and you're sitting naked on the couch (as a dad) next to your 16-y/o daughter... you'd be in a heap of shit. In a nudist colony? Of course not. THIS is why parents have to be allowed to be parents again and make their own decisions for thei own kids. As a society, we can lay out basic laws of governance... we cannot and should not tell people how to live their lives, including how to raise their children. What if the family is just a bunhc of closet nudists? That's their right... but the dad would probably go to jail. Really...
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