Italian politician put to swedish trial for slapping his son

[paecmaker]

so what do you think, in sweden its illegal to hit children, but in italy it isnt so this thing turned into someting big in Italy

A swedish newspaper on english
http://www.thelocal.se/35982/20110906/

[LiNuX]

It's illegal to hit kids in the US too but people do it all the time.

Don't know what I think about this. As a politician, the dude should have known about that law. Even then, don't hit your kid in public.

[ROFLBRYCE]

I don't really see the issue. I was raised with spankings as a punishment, and though I don't think I'd be continuing that tradition, I think this would be an equivalent. It's an upbringing thing. If the was full out assaulting the kid, that's wrong. But a smack across the head doesn't hurt anything. I got more than my fair share and I think my brayn ahnd mtotorr functiopnsa turensd out ook

But at home and in public is another thing, too...it coulda waited, if it was just a little hit. Hard to tell, they make a smack on the wrist turn into holding a knife against their throat in the tabloids..

[Fr0stByte]

He shouldve have known about the law...but then again its just a slap....its the global method of child discipline