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I think it should not be abandoned it just need to be re tooled so the costs are not so out of line in setting it up and running it.

Top court upholds spanking law Parents will not face criminal charges for "minor" corporal punishment of children aged two through 12. Corporal punishment unacceptable for children under two and for teenagers. No use of implements other than the open hand, such as rulers or belts. No striking of child on face or head. Discipline must be for "educational" or "corrective" purposes, not motivated by anger or frustration. There must be no lasting bodily harm. Punishment must not be "inhuman" or "degrading." Corporal punishment in schools is unacceptable. Teachers may restrain students, for example to escort them from classroom, but must not hit them. It is a shame in this day and age people think they have to hit their kids. We should join the likes of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Ukraine and ban this outdated barbaric practice.