Re: Susan Polgar wants Jerry Hanken Fired

jeremy.p.spinrad@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> I'll weigh in on the side of not bringing this up. Many parent's
> decisions seem weird and creepy to other parents. I knew of parents
> who washed their children's mouths out with soap, which seems creepy
> to me, but it does no lasting harm and I am sure they were doing what
> they thought was best; they also had probably had it done to them, and
> felt it was normal. Hot saucing seems about the same. I wouldn't do
> it, but it does not seem so out of the range of normal behavior as to
> make an issue of it. The father has the right to bring it up, but I
> don't think we do. In particular, it is the sort of thing parents do
> which they think is best for their children. It is less likely to
> cause serious damage than various other forms of discipline which are
> still practiced in this country.
> 
> 
> 
> Jerry Spinrad
> 
> On Apr 10, 11:54 am, Brian Lafferty <blaffe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> inva...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>>> Ray Gordon, creator of the "pivot" wrote:
>>>> Wouldn't someone so offended by speech like that be MORE
>>>> offended by "hot saucing" children?
>>> Hey ace, got a record of a conviction in a court of law or of
>>> child protective services taking action, or just an assertion?
>> I've got a copy of the court order directing no hot saucing.  And I've
>> heard about it directly from the kid's father who was in court when the
>> guardian ad litem brought it to the court's attention.  Facts. Not
>> assertions.
> 
There is a great deal of debate as to culture and hot saucing.  The 
trend seems to be for the courts and legislatures to increasingly view 
it as child abuse.  What research is showing is that the kids with 
significant behavior problems were invariably subject to some form of 
cor****eal punishment as a disciplinary measure. How far can a parent go 
before it's abuse?  Consult your attorney or local department of child 
protective services.

I will say this, I'd never let a child under my care go anywhere with 
Mr. Truong unless I or a parent I trusted implicitly were there at all 
times.  Just my opinion. Opinions will vary.