Wheres my rod: Why beating kids never goes out of fashion

February 16, 2012 16:55

Last month, UK politician David Lammy shocked many by blaming last summer's UK riots on an anti-smacking law, which he said leaves parents "no longer sovereign in their own homes". Lammy -- the MP for the riot-hit Tottenham area -- later backtracked by saying the riots could not be blamed on smacking alone, but maintained that working-class parents should be able to physically discipline their children to prevent them from joining gangs.

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