You Could Get Arrested For Spanking A Child At Home According To The Constitutional Courts Judgement #ConCourt. The South African constitutional court has announced that the spanking of children from family members in their homes will be considered as illegal.
The South African constitutional court has announced that the spanking of children from family members in their homes will be considered as illegal. The constitutional court has endorsed the 2017 South Gauteng High Court ruling against corporal punishment at home. The court knocked down the defence of reasonable disclipline. The court says that hitting children infringes the rights of the children.
The Freedom of Religion South Africa debated the Constitutional Court’s outcome. The organisation says that even though it does not encourage assault, family members should be allowed to raise their children according to their religions. The court banned corporal punishment in detention facilities by 1995 and in educational institution by 2002. The current ban of corporal punishment in homes was largely agreed upon. Some tweeps hilariously reacted to the ruling. One tweep says he kicked out his daughter because of the ruling. The tweep says, “Spanking is no longer allowed in South Africa so I have just kicked out my daughter. I told her to stay at the Constitutional Court.”
One tweep says, “We can now lose those Tupperwares and go home without stressing…” One tweep referenced a Trevor Noah joke. The tweep says, “So the constitutional Court has made it illegal to spank your child? Thank goodness we don’t spank our children in South Africa, here we beat them! We don’t play!” One tweep says, “They do know that this doesn’t matter to black parents right?” One tweep says, “So the Constitutional Court ruled that it is illegal to spank your kidsat home. Jaile here I come. Cause I’m still gonna discipline my daughter till she gets married and still go spank her a** when her husband complains about her.”
The tweets:
by Alexandra Ramaite
