Conservative Papa

California Assemblywoman Sally Lieber is at it again. Her previous attempt failed, so this time she is thinly veiling her assault against Biblical corporal punishment. AB 755 has made it out of committee and is up for a vote in the Assembly.

From the declaration section of the bill:

Fatal abuse is too often the result of hitting or shaking by caregivers under the guise of discipline.

But the Bible says:

Proverbs 23

¹³Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Obviously, fatal “discipline” is abuse and murder, not Biblical correction. The bill goes on to list hitting with a rod as a criterion to use in determining guilt:

(d) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), in a prosecution for the violation of this section and when determining whether or not a defendant willfully caused any child to suffer, or inflicted unjustifiable physical pain, or mental suffering, the finder of fact may consider any of the following:
(A) The use of an implement, including, but not limited to, a stick, a rod, a switch, an electrical cord, an extension cord, a belt, a broom, or a shoe.

Read the entire bill. It’s scary!

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