Don't outlaw smacking.In his letter to Viewpoints (February 6) Dave Weaving weaving, the art of forming a fabric by interlacing at right angles two or more sets of yarn or other material. It is one of the most ancient fundamental arts, as indicated by archaeological evidence. supports his opinions on the smacking of children by comparing this country with Sweden. He states that in Sweden, where smacking is outlawed, the crime rate is very low, whereas in Britain, where smacking is still carried out, the crime rate is increasingly high. I cannot argue with facts except to ask Mr Weaver why there is such a high rate of crime in Britain today, when 40 years ago, when I was a schoolchild, the crimes we hear about now were non-existent. Perhaps Mr Weaving has not had my experience of having a stone thrown at a bus in which he was travelling, or had his door kicked in and eggs thrown at his windows. Behaviour patterns deteriorated when the do-good brigade, championed by Glenys Kinnock Glenys Elizabeth Kinnock, Baroness Kinnock (born Glenys Elizabeth Parry, 7 July, 1944) is a Welsh politician who has been a Labour Party Member of the European Parliament since 1994. , campaigned against smacking, giving it the ridiculous name of violence. M Wilson Canton, Cardiff Canton (Welsh: Treganna) is an inner-city area of west Cardiff, Wales. The name (from "St. Canna's Town") refers to the 6th century female saint after whom Pontcanna is also named. |
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