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California politician arrested after spanking his 7-year-old daughter: 'It's something that we do'

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Yahoo LifestyleDecember 14, 2018

A Democratic assemblyman in California was arrested Monday on suspicion of child cruelty after allegedly spanking his daughter. On Wednesday, he claimed that he had only done so as a means of punishment.

In an interview with the Fresno Bee, lawmaker Joaquin Arambula spoke about an incident at home Sunday night that led him to spank his 7-year-old. The following day, when she went to school, she allegedly told her teacher what had happened and expressed how she was upset about it, sparking an investigation by Child Protective Services (CPS). 

“I disciplined her as a consequence to something she did. This is something that’s really rare for us. It’s a tool of last resort but it’s something that we do. And I spanked her bottom,” he explained. “She was pretty upset, and she struggled to be able to share her emotions, as I’m sure you can appreciate a 7-year-old will. But that’s all that happened.”

de75eef5f677639e907567161b9ef19fJoaquin Arambula was arrested Monday on suspicion of child cruelty. (Photo: Fresno Police Department)
 

Still, Arambula was arrested on Monday night and accused of willful cruelty to a child. As of Wednesday, CPS and the Department of Social Services declared Arambula and his wife, Elizabeth, fit to bring their three children — aged 3, 6 and 7 — who had been staying with Arambula’s parents, back home.

“It was us disciplining — normal discipline to our child,” Arambula said. “And I’m in the midst of a process that is playing out as we speak.”

The Fresno Bee additionally reports, “Arambula thanked his daughter’s teacher, Fresno police and Child Protective Services for ‘doing their jobs’ and ‘following the process.’” Family psychologist Barbara Greenberg tells Yahoo Lifestyle that the incident was “handled beautifully.”

“Anything that hurts a child physically and emotionally, in my opinion, is abuse and should be reported,” Greenberg says. “Too often kids go to school looking for help and they’re not taken seriously. The school took this very seriously, as they should, and they did what they were supposed to do.”

As for the assemblyman’s actions, however, Greenberg says, “Nothing good comes from [spanking].”

“There are much, much better ways to teach your children, and losing control and putting your hands on a child, there’s nothing good that comes from it,” she says. “You don’t create kids with self-esteem and with the ability to handle frustration by spanking them.”

Arambula told the publication that he has no plans to resign. If convicted, the assemblyman could face up to six months in jail and possible probation.

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John_Galt

Nothing to say just.

 

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angbumabasa

We got spanked with a wooden paddle drilled with holes,  by the Principal, in elementary school and high school. I got spanked by my father alot until leaving home. So what.   :wt-hell:

 

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angbumabasa

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Bill H

This is what happens when Government and some know it all groups come to believe they know more about your family than you do and they are actually in charge, not you.  When I was going to school my 8th-grade homeroom teacher was a semi-pro tennis player and I'm here to tell you, that woman could really swing a paddle.  The fact is children misbehave and need to learn how to deal with life.  Sometimes that lesson is best accentuated with a spanking.  There is nothing wrong with that (at least there certainly should be nothing wrong with that.)  Judging from children's behavior I see nearly everywhere I go, most kids could use a spanking now and again.

 

Some folks will shout to the rafters about child abuse, but a spanking is not a beating, injury does not result it should not be illegal.  That said, to me, the difference between a spanking and a beating is the severity of the incident.  Other than feelings, a spanking should never result in injury.  What we really need is for Government and know it all people to stay out of family issues and let people live their lives as they see fit.

 

A few years ago a teenage Dutch girl wanted to sail around the world in her sailboat.  She had the support and encouragement of her father, but the government stepped in and stopped her.  Eventually, she was allowed to go and made a successful circumnavigation.  Like the commercial said, where's the beef?

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mollydooker

So sad that life has changed to this PC brigade watching and reporting every little incident ....hopefully the world turns and normality will prevail ...

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Bill H
On 12/15/2018 at 1:59 PM, mollydooker said:

So sad that life has changed to this PC brigade watching and reporting every little incident ....hopefully the world turns and normality will prevail ...

 

Sadly, I would not bet on that right now!

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