As reported by the BBC:
Scotland's ban on parents smacking their children has become law, making it the first part of the UK to outlaw physical punishment of under-16s. Parents and carers were previously allowed to use physical force to discipline their children if it was considered "reasonable chastisement". The new law means that the so-called "justifiable assault" defence is no longer available. It seeks to give children the same protection from assault as adults.Sweden was the first country in the world to ban smacking in the home when it outlawed corporal punishment in 1979. Scotland has now become the 58th to do so.
This is yet another Orwellian intrusion into the private realm by the extremist SNP government, which is also looking at legislation to imprison people for saying things in their homes.
This attempt to criminalise minor parental discipline is a perfect, text-book example of "anarcho-tyranny," an idea formulated by Sam Francis the great Paleo-Conservative theorist.
According to Francis, anarcho-tyranny is a concept where the state is more interested in oppressing peaceful, law-abiding citizens with silly laws (tyranny) than in controlling real criminals (anarchy). This is because it is easier to impose laws on the law-abiding and because this also strengthens the power and importance of petty politicians and officials.
While the government is so "concerned" about minor slaps for kids, it sleeping at the wheel when it comes to real violence. Scotland is notorious as the "assault capital" of the world and is the most violent country in Western Europe.
As reported by the Daily Record:
Scotland is the assault capital of the world according to new United Nations statistics. The shocking data shows that we are more likely to be the victims of a physical attack than any other country. Scotland fared worse than notorious crime hotspots such as Mexico, Colombia and El Salvador. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes report claimed Scotland is the world leading location for attacks resulting in “serious bodily injury”.
Nearly 1,200 people per 100,000 were assaulted in 2013. The figure is more than double the rate in England and seven times the average for the rest of the world combined. The UN research looked at more than 80 countries including rich and poor nations in North and South America, Africa and Asia.
Sounds like there's not enough slapping of naughty kids there!
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