Originally Posted by
Smitty
I prefer social stigma. Americans have deep distrust for government, and I'm no exception. We can't have government meddling in every little family affair. Else, they'll be arresting one parent for spanking, another for having a beer on his day off, another for feeding his kids macaroni and cheese. I don't want a nanny state. Parents have the responsibility to raise their children right. There will be some bad apples, and the state will take care of those. As for all the minor mistakes that (all) parents make, they can be dealt with by social pressure. And if society is so degenerate that social pressure no longer exists or functions effectively, then there's probably no hope for it anyway.
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