On 2004-08-25 16:09:00, Nihilanthic wrote:
"I think it comes down to if its okay in this society to use fear, pain, suffering, and intimidation to 'parent' a child. "
It's not okay, it's just that taking a child away from her parents hurts the child. So for the rest of society, we have to balance how much the parent is hurting the child against how much it would hurt the child to take her out of that situation--which means taking her away from mom and dad.
I would be okay with hot saucing, less than a teaspoon, being something you got a ticket and a fine for but didn't get the child removed.
I don't think the parents having to pay as much for doing this to a kid as they'd have to pay for speeding or jaywalking would do "more harm than good."
Unfortunately, the model CPS works on, you couldn't be sure the whole situation wouldn't rapidly escalate to "more harm than good."
Timoclea