Consultation on the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill
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Tystiolaeth i’r Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg ar gyfer craffu Cyfnod 1 Bil Plant (Diddymu Amddiffyniad Cosb Resymol) (Cymru) |
Evidence submitted to the Children, Young People and Education Committee for Stage 1 scrutiny of the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill |
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CADRP-616 |
CADRP-616 |
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— No
(we would be grateful if you could keep your answer to around 1000 words)
I realised some while ago that the Police could solve considerably more crimes if they had the financial resources to recruit and train many more staff. The CCTV, mobile phone, email and other intelligence that is available, and and the huge potential of DNA testing to identify criminals, makes the solving of the vast majority of crimes possible – if the Police had the resources.
And now the Labour leadership in the Welsh Assembly intends to embark on a project, against the will of the people of Wales as expressed in opinion polls, to ‘criminalise' parents who smack their children! Investigating possible ‘criminal’ behaviour by parents who have allegedly smacked their children would put a huge extra load on the Police (and social services and other agencies as well) at a time when the Police is already vastly overstretched and can only investigate, due to lack of resources, the most serious of crimes. Child abuse is already illegal. But to make a gentle slap illegal and to put it in the same category as abuse is absurd – even Carwyn Jones, the retired First Minister, admitted to smacking his own children, and I am sure it was loving admonishment and certainly not an act of ‘abuse’.
Now is the time to show solidarity with the Police by resisting a huge unnecessary extra work burden being placed on them. Please do not support a smacking ban. Many thanks.
(we would be grateful if you could keep your answer to around 1000 words)
No!
(we would be grateful if you could keep your answer to around 1000 words)
As said in 1.2
I realised some while ago that the Police could solve considerably more crimes if they had the financial resources to recruit and train many more staff. The CCTV, mobile phone, email and other intelligence that is available, and and the huge potential of DNA testing to identify criminals, makes the solving of the vast majority of crimes possible – if the Police had the resources.
And now the Labour leadership in the Welsh Assembly intends to embark on a project, against the will of the people of Wales as expressed in opinion polls, to ‘criminalise' parents who smack their children! Investigating possible ‘criminal’ behaviour by parents who have allegedly smacked their children would put a huge extra load on the Police (and social services and other agencies as well) at a time when the Police is already vastly overstretched and can only investigate, due to lack of resources, the most serious of crimes. Child abuse is already illegal. But to make a gentle slap illegal and to put it in the same category as abuse is absurd – even Carwyn Jones, the retired First Minister, admitted to smacking his own children, and I am sure it was loving admonishment and certainly not an act of ‘abuse’.
Now is the time to show solidarity with the Police by resisting a huge unnecessary extra work burden being placed on them. Please do not support a smacking ban. Many thanks.
(we would be grateful if you could keep your answer to around 1000 words)
No!
(we would be grateful if you could keep your answer to around 1000 words)
As stated in 1.2 and 2.1
I realised some while ago that the Police could solve considerably more crimes if they had the financial resources to recruit and train many more staff. The CCTV, mobile phone, email and other intelligence that is available, and and the huge potential of DNA testing to identify criminals, makes the solving of the vast majority of crimes possible – if the Police had the resources.
And now the Labour leadership in the Welsh Assembly intends to embark on a project, against the will of the people of Wales as expressed in opinion polls, to ‘criminalise' parents who smack their children! Investigating possible ‘criminal’ behaviour by parents who have allegedly smacked their children would put a huge extra load on the Police (and social services and other agencies as well) at a time when the Police is already vastly overstretched and can only investigate, due to lack of resources, the most serious of crimes. Child abuse is already illegal. But to make a gentle slap illegal and to put it in the same category as abuse is absurd – even Carwyn Jones, the retired First Minister, admitted to smacking his own children, and I am sure it was loving admonishment and certainly not an act of ‘abuse’.
Now is the time to show solidarity with the Police by resisting a huge unnecessary extra work burden being placed on them. Please do not support a smacking ban. Many thanks.
(we would be grateful if you could keep your answer to around 1000 words)
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(we would be grateful if you could keep your answer to around 1000 words)
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