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Originally Posted by Joan.of.the.Arch
I'm probably not seeing the situation the same in my mind's eye as are you, because it is hard for me to see that as a spanking appropriate situation. It is hard for me to imagine letting the 2 year old go five times toward a dangerous door. If one just does not let the 2 year old go there repeatedly, one won't have to escalate to spanking to make the point.
Was this law permitting jailing for assault by spanking passed after this happened to your friend? It sounds as if she did not even get charged in court, much less taken to jail or her child taken away. Perhaps they did not see any reasonable case that an assault had taken place. If her child has been reported as possibly needing protection but you disagreed, wasn't the outcome what you would have hoped for?
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Actually this happened about 15 years ago. So yes, it was after that. and as said above, have you tried corralling an active 2 year old?! Sometimes a swat is necessary. And as stated she removed him repeatedly, it wasn't like she was letting him do it. The office then was very small and it just didn't take long for him to head back to it. Was she supposed to hold him screaming in her lap cuz he might or might not do it again? There were toys provided that they could play with and she was trying to distract him with those. If you do have children and they misbehave is it because you let them? Of course not. They just do it. and if they found no grounds for the charge then why require all the visits. It is a way to be found guilty before any evidence is even in.