ext_51100 ([identity profile] mcgillianaire.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] mcgillianaire 2008-08-14 06:31 pm (UTC)

>For example, I would never suggest that a parent be punished for slapping a child's hand away from a hot stove or broken bottle.
Fair enough.

>However, I would like to see smacking outlawed
Do you think such a law would create a problem when parents are accused of smacking their children when trying to slap a child's/teenager's hand away from a hot stove?

>More than half of EU countries (14 out of 27) now have just such a law
Thanks for that stat. I'm really looking forward to learning such stuff when my course begins next month!

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