This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Closed petition Make spanking children (corporal punishment) illegal.
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If we hit an adult is considered assault, if we hit an animal is cruelty but if we hit a child, it's perfectly fine as long as we don't leave marks.
Spanking has been banned in videos because it promotes violence but it is legal to spank the most vulnerable people.
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