To Smack Or Not To Smack
July 28, 2009 by Christine Gooding
Filed under Parenting
Should a smack, as part of good parental correction, be a criminal offence? Kiwis around New Zealand (like me!) are heading to the polls to decide on the fate of this anti-smacking law.
Paul Taylor of Voxy says
Well, if you want to fill the jails around the country with good parents then answer yes, it should be a criminal offence to smack as part of good parental correction. Answer no if you want to keep the jails full of real criminals like rapists and murderers.
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