05-05-2008, 01:57 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Kangaroo Flat, Australia
Age: 24
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Originally Posted by TheChief
That is pathetic. People really need to grow up.
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I think the laws are similar here, although not as tough.
I do remember a case when woman was taken to court for child abuse for hitting her child. Problem was, she beat the kid around the face and head in front of a crowded supermarket. She argued she was 'disiplining' her child.
As for parents being taken to court for spanking their child on, say, the bottom, I don't think there have been any cases, but as I said, NZ is a lot tougher on this than we are here.
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