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  • Commissioner wants ban on slaps (Norway)

    12/03/2005 6:19:23 AM PST · by Kurt_Hectic · 16 replies · 523+ views
    www.aftenposten.no ^ | First published: 02 Dec 2005, 13:43 | (Aftenposten English Web Desk/NTB)
    All violence against children is unacceptable says Norway's Commissioner for Children, Reidar Hjermann, and will now push for a total ban on physical discipline by parents. Related stories: Supreme Court upholds spanking ban - 30.11.2005 Appeals court rules against spanking - 24.06.2005 A recent Supreme Court ruling upheld Norway's ban on spanking children but emphasized that the less severe "careful slap" remained an option. Hjermann is not satisifed, newspaper Dagsavisen reports. Hjermann argues that there should not be a limit for accepted violence that differentiates between adults and children. "Would my wife have accepted a slap from me? Or would...