Posts by Sofie Bribiesca
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Plus I have also not defended myself when I was in a bit of a situation. heh, I didn't shut up though.
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I know. But I've never understood anyone hitting anyone. At the same time I have defended myself when I had to. I do just see smackin' children as bully behaviour and smackin' as a control mechanism as plainly wrong no matter what and which size is hitting whoever. Jus' sayin.
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but how many times in your life do you get the chance to see that many Dali's in a single show?
Well, wouldn't know it to be a once in a life time thing but Happy Anniversary anyway :)
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Therefore thankyou Mark. You have got me thinking!
I noticed he does that quite a bit to people around these parts :) His view came across as best case scenario. My only concern was worst case scenario.
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I guess. Still ignorance. That mixed up with knee jerk reactions which there has been alot of recently is entirely possible though. I will email the PM if I have to. Hope not.
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Just as here, it seems that those who believe smacking should be a criminal offence are a tiny tiny minority.
I am often in a minority and all this referendum showed me was that,we just had displayed a pride of ignorance. I know not everyone can work out an alternative answer to controlling their kids and I know some wanted to answer no to the stupid question but I am concerned mostly that the ones that do hurt their kids have just been given permission to get away with it if the law reverts.The media has just allowed people to cream their pants (for want of a better term) about fighting with your kids. I think it's ignorance.
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it's obviously a total non issue for so many. Just as if the referendum asked "should murder be a criminal offence in NZ" and we got this same result. A tiny tiny majority voting that smacking children should be a criminal offence.
?Right that's where you lost me.
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I'm surprised how disobedient these referendum organizers grow up to become.
And they're the ones who claim "I was smacked and it never did me any harm"
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said a female neighbour, who did not want to be identified.
Police released the name of toddler Kash McKinnon yesterday and said the post mortem examination confirmed her injuries were "non-accidental".
They said she was home with a 21-year-old man - not related to her - and three other children aged 2, 4 and 6 when a visitor sounded the alarm, about 1.20pm on Wednesday. Not all the children were siblings, police said.One neighbour didn't want to be involved but one other person has at least learnt to question on behalf of the child. I am glad someone tried to help her. Let's hope more are learning to get involved and won't mind being identified.
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And I'm ashamed to be a New Zealander on the basis of this whole debacle.
I think alot of people didn't want to take part in the farce it immediately proved to be. The media circus and the clowns that wanted to take part were rather offputting and now we have the bottom feeders in for the kill. Who would want to be part of that. An orchestrated campaign to hit children, should not make those who don't want to, ashamed. I suggest, stand tall and remind people that the repeal of s59 is there to protect the child.Ask the advocates for hitting if they would be comfortable with somebody bigger than them hitting them whenever they felt like?