Spare Not The Rod

Let me get this straight...

Facts of the Case:
* A respected Poynette pastor gave his 12-year-old son two swats on the butt with a paddle as a punishment for lying.
* The father cried during the paddling.
* The 12-year-old was warned that he could be paddled for bad behavior.
* The father gave the son a chance to tell the truth, but he admits to continuing to lie.
* The son understands why he was disciplined.
* The son has learned a lesson from the experience.
* The hospital doctor did not think the son was abused.
* The boy did not think he was abused.
* The boy says he loves his father.
* The boy feels safe at home.
* When taken to the hospital by social services, the boy was in no pain, had no swelling, and only faint bruises on his butt.
* Yet the father has been brought up on felony child abuse charges and is facing up to 3 years in prison and $10,000 in fines being ...how absolutely ridiculous!

Why haven't the religious right, social conservatives and libertarians in WI come to this fathers defense? Where is the public outcry and media attention?

And people wonder we have of generation of narcissistic & ego-centric kids and teenagers that are undisciplined, disrespectful of authority, and all too often engaging in dangerous and illegal behavior.

It is my view that the only charges that should be brought in this case is for an out-of-control District Attorney Jane Kohlwey who should be brought up on "abuse of power" and "frivolous and unnecessary lawsuits" charges.