"Spanking" is a special word. If the act was done to an adult, it would be called hitting, slapping

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punching, physical assault. But no one wants to say "I hit my kid" when that's exactly what they did. So we have the word "spanking". A judge calls it a crime. Kid-hitting advocates are in an uproar

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A Texas judge declares spanking a child a crime

A Texas woman was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to the charge of Injury of a Child. What did this Corpus Christi mother of three do? She spanked her then nearly 2-year-old daughter.


Rosalina Gonzales: Charged with Injury of Child for spanking her toddler.

"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."

Prosecutors are requiring Rosalina Gonzales to take parenting classes, follow Child Protection Services (CPS) guidelines, and pay $50 to the Children's Advocacy Center in addition to being on probation.

Gonzales spanked her daughter in December 2010. Her daughter's paternal grandmother noticed red marks on the child's bottom and took her to a hospital to be checked out, according to KZTV-10, Corpus Christi.

The state has put Gonzales's three children


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But before she was let go, 214th District Court Judge Jose Longoria made it very clear to her and everyone else that even a simple straight forward case of spanking is a crime.

"You don't spank children today," said Longoria, "in the old days, maybe we got spanked, but there was a different quarrel. You don't spank children. You understand?"

Gonzales answered, "Yes, sir."


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