Mike Teacher
07-05-2004, 09:41 PM
British Reject Ban on Spanking of Kids
LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers on Monday voted against a ban on parents spanking their children, and decided instead to tighten existing rules.
After a three-hour debate in the House of Lords, peers rejected the ban by 250 votes to 75.
Instead, they voted to allow moderate spanking, but make it easier to prosecute parents who physically or mentally abuse their children by spanking.
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and this below I was not aware of:
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Britain is out of step on the issue with several European countries, including Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Austria, where all physical punishment of children is illegal.
Link (http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4279596,00.html)
And Me, of Course... (http://www.miketheteacher.com)
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LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers on Monday voted against a ban on parents spanking their children, and decided instead to tighten existing rules.
After a three-hour debate in the House of Lords, peers rejected the ban by 250 votes to 75.
Instead, they voted to allow moderate spanking, but make it easier to prosecute parents who physically or mentally abuse their children by spanking.
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and this below I was not aware of:
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Britain is out of step on the issue with several European countries, including Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Austria, where all physical punishment of children is illegal.
Link (http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4279596,00.html)
And Me, of Course... (http://www.miketheteacher.com)
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