Spanking's A Crime?

A judge in Corpus Christi, Texas had some harsh words for a mother charged with spanking her own child before sentencing her to probation.
“You don’t spank children today,” said Judge Jose Longoria. “In the old days, maybe we got spanked, but there was a different quarrel. You don’t spank children.”


Rosalina Gonzales had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of injury to a child for what prosecutors had described as a “pretty simple, straightforward spanking case.” They noted she didn’t use a belt or leave any bruises, just some red marks.

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Ridiculous... I don't think every situation calls for a spanking, but I do believe some situations call for a spanking.  Sometimes talking or every yelling won't cut it and you need to put the fear of God into your child.  For this judge to unilaterally state, "you don't spank children." sounds like utter nonsense to me.  Especially since this wasn't an issue of ongoing abuse, or excessive force.  This was a simple ass whopping.