After seeing this i just could not stop laughing
Like seriously , well thats europe for you .
In Nigeria !!!!!!! The judge would commend you for disciplining
Your child.......
The ruling has made waves in France where,
controversially, there is still no law banning corporal
punishment.
The court in the central city of Limoges heard that the
father wanted to teach his son a lesson because the
youngster "had stopped saying hello in the morning".
"I told him he should respect me and yes I gave him a
spanking," the father said.
The father admitted spanking the boy's bottom, known in
France simply as a "fessée".
In court he defended his actions, saying he was against
the "current fashion" of parenting that stops adults from
"correcting children".
The court's ruling has made waves in France, where unlike
23 other countries in the European Union, there is no
actual law banning spanking or other forms of corporal
punishment.
French law tolerates the "right of correction" of children by
family members. The verdict has seemingly left many
confused about the law with several news sites chosingto
reming readers what is and isn't illegal when it comes to
striking children.
The court in Limoges decided however, that his use of
force was "violent" and an "act of humiliation for the
child" and handed the father a suspended €500 fine.
"Fortunately we are no longer in an era when parents and
teachers inflict physical punishment. This is a by-gone
era," said deputy prosecutor Jean-Paul Lescat.
After a British children's rights charity lodged a complaint
against France over its failure to ban corporal punishment
with the European Committee of Social Rights, Paris
responded by insisting the penal code, which prohibits the
abuse of a minors, is adequate to defend the rights of
children.
After the verdict against the father many are now pointing
out that France is behind the rest of Europe.
Under pressure from Brussels may countries in Europe
have either banned or are in the process of prohiting
spanking or any kind of corporal punishment. France
therefore appears increasingly isolated with its refusal to
change the law.
Scandinavian countries as well as Germany, Spain and
Portugal, Italy and Austria have an outright ban where as
the Czech Republic and Slovakia are considering a ban. In
France, Belgium and Switzerland smacking is only allowed
in the context of a family.
The UK has a similar law, in that it is illegal to inflict
injuries causing more than a temporary reddening of the
skin.
According to the organisation Union of Families in Europe
(UFE), France is one of the few European Countries where
it is believed that "spanking is an educational method",
French newspaper Liberation noted.
A recent poll by UFE revealed that 87 percent of French
parents admitted having slapped their child at least once.
There's no such thing as a little smack
Earlier this year Dr Gilles Lazimi, who is leading a
campaign by the Foundation for Childhood in France for a
new law to be introduced banning corporal punishment
said: "There's no such thing as a little smack".
"According to a study done in 2007 by the Union of
European Families, 85 percent of French parents and
grandparents admit to having smacked a child in their
care.
"Even worse, half of French parents and grandparents
have been found to slap infants under the age of two.
"To us, it's ethically unthinkable that a parent should
strike their child, and we are calling for a law in France
banning any sort of corporal punishment.
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