Smacking children now illegal in Scotland despite fears of criminalising parents

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Socialist Wales joins the EuroVagina Throng this evening by voting on a Bill in their devolved Parliament,
that will make smacking your gormless kids a criminal offence. A legal and Social-Services rep said on BBC Radio Wales:
"We are working with the Police ..."

I know just the kind of work you're talking about ... I bet you haven't left your seat in 30-yrs.

https://express.co.uk/news/uk/1186206/smack-children-illegal-scotland-smacking



Wales would join Ireland, Scotland and 52 other countries that have now made smacking a child and imprisonable offence.



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This is a difficult topic.

People I know had bones broken growing up, by abusive alcoholic parents. Which I feel and think bad things.

On the other hand, at the other end of the scale... At school I was regularly given the choice of holding my hand to get wacked by a ruler... or detention. I always choose the wack out of my own free wheel and was incredibly grateful.



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