anyone who doesn't report child abuse, whether it be sexual abuse or truly beating a kid should be charge as an accomplice and receive the same punishment. Punishment for child abusers is not strong enough either.

When it comes to sexual abuse yes, by all means any sign or suspicion of this should be reported. As far as physical abuse people that are in positions where law requires them to report any sign of abuse need to use a little more common sense and lawmakers should remind them of that. Parents are afraid to discipline their kids for fear of being arrested or being investigated by DHS. There is a line between discipline and abuse. We have an entire generation that does not know what taking responsibility for your actions is. What do you remember most that kept you out of trouble growing up? The time you had your Atari taken away or was it the time you woke up with a sore butt cheek from the night before? For me it was the latter and I'm thankful for it.