False. Judges exert this authority constantly.
True.
Breed it out of us. Please.
Perception of being a deviant is often subjective. However, withholding medical treatment from a child who could certainly be treated and cured is not subjective- it's objective in the observation of being cruel and deviant.
Abuse of a child need not be subject to surgical analysis.
This happens quite often by the judicial system. Bowel movements do not produce a sacred life. Copulation does. Thus, those who copulate ought to be subject to examination for purposes of assessment for correct parenting.
Judges do not exert direct control over individuals...free will is intangible, and certainly as are the subsequent actions therein.
Judges do, enact the interpretation and execution of the law, and in that right, I agree that ,within their granted power, decide upon an individual and his/her sentencing and consequence(s), and assert control over an individual's future (imprisonment, fines, death penalty etc.)
Perception. Perception is relative, absolutely. However, there is such thing as "Societal Norms", or in plain terms, actions and behaviors that society as a whole agrees upon to be "usual" or "mundane" or "accepted practice".
An example is the common call we all get for EDPs...why did somone call 911 in the first place for someone running around on stilts with a tennis racket in hand in a cemetary...simply because, culturally...that isn't commonly accepted or known practice in a place of reverence,respect and
rememberance. (I know that the above example is a bit absurd, but im sure you follow my point)
A counter-argument that i will address for the above is that....cultural norms DO vary...so that's why I emplpoy the term "accepted practice" loosely, to allow theoretical margin for differences that occur socio-geographically across the world.
As far a child abuse being scrutinized or as I had formally put it "surgically analyzed", it certainly does....which ties into societal norms again with the old-world cultural practices of coining, cupping, or even Jehovah's Witnesses withholding blood transfusions on the basis of religious belief. Child abuse is serious, therefore it demands serious inquiry. What you or I believe is child abuse, may not be in the eyes of another culture, religious following, etc. ( Again, "Societal Norms")
And Lastly, copulation for any reason (for pleasure or procreation) cannot be restricted between two consulting adults by any law (at least in this country). To do so would be an infringement of Constitutional law. Which is why you will never see any "pre-screening for parents" ever.
The legal ideaology is reactive (e.g. Social Services, foster care, etc)... not proactive.
