Ren
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Father Jailed for Smacking Son
A father has been jailed for smacking his six-year-old son.
The man, who cannot be named to protect the identify of the child, admitted assault and said he had gone over the top when he smacked the boy as punishment.
The child told police the pain he felt was "like a cheetah biting him".
The 33-year-old man, from the Broughton area of North Wales, was told by Flintshire magistrates that there had been three offences of assault - three incidents of violence on his own son.
The victim was clearly vulnerable and the defendant had caused injury to him.
The man was jailed for 42 days after he admitted three assault charges and magistrates' chairman Graham Thomas said that it would have been 60 days but for his guilty plea.
The court heard how the defendant and his partner were separated but their two children would stay over with their father on a regular basis.
Prosecutor Justin Espie said the boy and his sister had stayed with their father for a couple of weeks in the summer of last year.
When he returned home, his mother saw bruising to his thighs and lower back and reported the matter to the police.
When interviewed, the boy said his father had smacked him and sent him to bed because he had failed to wipe his bottom properly and he had soiled his pants.
He told police officers that the pain he felt when his father hit him was "like a cheetah had bitten him". (  )
His sister told the police the boy had to wash his own pants and that her father was very angry and had been shouting and saying "are you taking the mick or what?'' to her brother.
A doctor said the bruising was highly suggestive of a non-accidental injury.
Interviewed, the defendant admitted that he had smacked his son on three occasions and had smacked him five times each time.
He believed at the time of his interview that what he had done was lawful and reasonable chastisement.
"But by his guilty plea he has accepted that he went beyond reasonable chastisement," Mr Espie told magistrates.
Defending solicitor Steve Coupe said his client accepted that it was a serious matter but stressed his client had not set out to assault his son.
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R Lee
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smacking a kid too hard is wrong. but smacking isn't
as for the cheetah bit  rarghhh!
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sassyminx
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its a hard one i think this debate tbh
i was smacked as a child and it taught me, but i wont smack my children, words are enough, i think its a really hard thing to think about whether its right or not
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R Lee
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i was smacked. taught me a lesson too.
a gentle smack is needed though IMO. not an absolute pummeling 
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stuartmitchell
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Aye a punch in the face would be a bit harsh but a slap every now and then when I pissed my fowks off taught me quick 
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Carr
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How does he know what getting beaten by a cheatah feels like? its not something common like a dgo bite is it!
[Edited on 08-02-2005 by Carr]
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Claire
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Sorry but the cheetah bit made me laugh
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Ian
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I've no objection to smacking in principle but its got to only be when its warrented and can't be for a reason like that. Failing to wipe your ass properly at age 6 is not a disciplinary thing.
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IntaCepta
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sod this, all these kids are useless!
my mom used to beat me with a friggin wooden cooking spoon thing!
remember back now, it was well funny, even tho it hurt so much i just kept on laughin, so she kept beating me harder. The pain will increase but i just laughed harder!
i used to hide this stick from my mom sometimes, me an sis would laugh our brains out watching mom run around the house looking for it!
none of all that crap effected me.
If you're not firm with the brats they'll walk all over you! but every parent should know the limits of smaking!
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Tiesto
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I went boarding school when i was 8 and we used to get the cane etc if we misbehaved, also recieved a smacking when i went home. It teaches kids manners and respect cause if you do nothing they will just carry on doing it. May turn into a chav, now who wants that .
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Je11ybubb1es
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same here
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Originally posted by stuartmitchell
Aye a punch in the face would be a bit harsh but a slap every now and then when I pissed my fowks off taught me quick
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Ian
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Yeah but the point you're missing, that is not something to discipline over. Being naughty yes, but not that.
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leeshez
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Yeah but the point you're missing, that is not something to discipline over. Being naughty yes, but not that.
Yes slap him for being naughty not for having an accident and the bruises was way over the top. When i had a slap my arse was red for a couple of hours and that was it.
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