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Which Way, L.A.?

Spanking Bill Raises Controversy

Governor Schwarzenegger says he got smacked around a lot as a kid. Now his native Austria bans corporal punishment. This week in the California Assembly, Democrat Sally Lieber of Mountain View says she'll introduce a bill to ban parents from spanking their children, punishable by a fine and up to a year in jail.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Governor Schwarzenegger says he got smacked around a lot as a kid. Now his native Austria bans corporal punishment. This week in the California Assembly, Democrat Sally Lieber of Mountain View says she'll introduce a bill to ban parents from spanking their children, punishable by a fine and up to a year in jail. The newspaper that broke the story got 86 pages of letters plus e-mails. Is it a popular idea or not?

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Sally Lieber

    state Assemblywoman

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    Joseph McNamara

    fellow at the Hoover Institution

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    Barbara O'Connor

    Cal State Sacramento's Institute for the Study of Politics and Media

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