Marc Armitage - Thought Crime

Smacking

Are you planning to hit me with that thing?

Are you planning to hit me with that thing?

A biographical short on the difference between one of my schools and another. 

"School was ok too - I settled in quite quickly, made some good friends and generally I have good memories of my time there. There was one aspect of this new school that I really struggled with, though."

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Who has the right to smack whom?

"I have absolutely no objection to people smacking children under any circumstances. None. On one condition."

There is a fierce battle curently underway in the United States of America between a group of people who wish to see the rights of children upheld and extended, and another group who see this as a threat to their familiy life. There have been some significant developments since this piece was first written which are highlighted in a new postscript.

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