Originally Posted by
mistaTea
Yeah, just nuts. And John Key just rammed it through from memory, no real thought to the wider implications and consequences.
And now it is hard (politically) to unravel. Can you imagine any of our politicians in any of the parties standing up and saying "We want to amend the law so parents can smack their kids" ?
The media would go nuts, and they would get crucified for it.
It would take a rare individual to put their reputation etc on the line over this, even though repealing that terrible law is something I think needs to happen.