Smacking children with a cane, slipper or belt will become a criminal offence, with parents facing possible jail sentences under proposals being considered by the Government.

Smacking children with a cane, slipper or belt will become a criminal offence, with parents facing possible jail sentences under proposals being considered by the Government.

A consultation document to be published by the Department of Health today will propose that the law be amended to make it illegal for parents to hit their children with any implement or punish them in a way likely to injure the head, eyes or ears.

So not only are parents not allowed to smack their children with a slipper, but forcing them to listen to Celine Dion is also illegal. I guess I’m all for that.

No word on whether extreme Islamists are able to behead their children if they convert to Christianity. Technically, it only hurts the neck right?