It appears that the liberals in Texas are getting a foothold down there.
Via CBS local affiliate:
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (CBS) — 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.
As part of the plea deal, Gonzales will serve five years probation, during which time she’ll have to take parenting classes, follow CPS guidelines, and make a $50 payment to the Children’s Advocacy Center.
She was arrested back in December after the child’s paternal grandmother noticed red marks on the child’s rear end. The grandmother took the girl, who was two years-old at the time, to the hospital to be checked out.
Gonzales who doesn’t have custody of the child or her other two children, is trying to get them back, but until CPS feels she is ready the kids are living with their paternal grandmother.
InstaPundit says:
Really? We know the judge’s name — and I regard this as an utter dereliction of duty — but who’s the prosecutor who decided to bring charges? Both should be ridden out of office on a rail for this outrageous interference with parental authority.
And have you noticed that the same people who want to undermine parental authority — say by sending parents to jail for spanking kids — also demand a high degree of parental responsibility for things kids do, to the point of jailing parents when kids don’t go to school?
UPDATE: Reader Joe Rigney writes: “Sounds like a gubernatorial pardon might be in order. That would be one more plus for a Perry presidential run.”
I agree Glenn and I would love nothing more than to get this idiot Judge’s home address and telephone number and post it here to the blog. Because, I figure this idiot is a public servant; he wants to make stupid decisions like this, he should not have a problem with his home phone number being up and he should not mind getting phone calls at his house about making such an idiotic decision.
Of course, we really should not be surprised at this sort of thing really. Liberals have been trying to stop corporal punishment for years. They have outlawed it in most schools, and now they are starting prosecute parents who dare to do it to their children. This is also a textbook example as to why you do not elect activist judges or allow liberal Presidents to win elections. Because when you do; things happen — like this right here.
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Update: Jazzshaw writing over at HotAir.com says there could be more to this Story, than is being reported, and he could be right. I know what he means about the drawer. I use to get it from my Mother, and I am now 38 years old and I still do not backtalk her, at all! 😯