Saturday, January 21, 2006

Call for smacking to be banned. Scotland's children's commissioner calls for smacking to be outlawed and better protection for young people. [BBC News] Professor Kathleen Marshall wants to see the removal of the defence of "justifiable assault" for parents who hit their children. Good for her. The idea that assault and battery somehow becomes okay if the victim is your child is barbaric. comment () trackback ()  5:36:46 PM     Today is the 151st birthday of John Moses Browning, a man who did more (through his inventions) to promote the cause of liberty than every politician born since. comment () trackback ()  11:14:22 AM

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