I have to say that I'm utterly flabbergasted by this information.
Could there be more to it that we don't know about?
Whether you think the consequences chosen by the father were too harsh or not, the fact remains that his authority has been completely undermined.
I believe we already have a generation of parents who are hesitant to discipline their children for fear of being unpopular.
What sort of message does this send?
Unfortunately, Nerida, Canada is well down the road of leftist fascism. Stories like these are not all that rare. There was the one of a shopkeeper who had to pay compensation because he told someone smoking pot to get out of his store.
New Zealand criminalises parents for smacking.
I am sure there are quite a few among Rudd's acolytes who want to do something similar. We are only saved because there there are still large parts of the ALP who are not completely insane.
Interesting case abt the shopkeeper and the pot smoker.
Any sane person agrees that this is crazy.
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