"Cheryl S." skrev i en meddelelse
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"Tine Andersen" wrote in message
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In Denmark this has been illegal the last seven years. Not
even parents are allowed to smack - neither with hand or
with anything else. A child can report it to the police if he
is slapped.

Out of idle curiosity, what is the penalty for violating this law?

I'm not sure it has ever been used - it's very diffucult to prove if there
is not marks. If there are marks it's a different law.

It's there mostly as a signal - to teach the parents that smacking is not a
valid way of teaching children anything.

Tine, Denmark