The fix of government interference is a thousand times more dangerous than not doing anything.
There is a great deal of circumstantial evidence backing up my assertion, and at the same time pointing out the danger of your position.
I point to the millions who died during the last century at the hands of governments who knew better than the populace how they should live.
This is a case of an adult beating a child on his upper thighs and testicles. One wonders is AP was getting a sexual charge out of it. It appears you are looking for Bibical justification for doing so.