Make smacking a child a specific offence
I want the government or parliament to ban parents from smacking a child as this shouldn't be an acceptable form of punishment.
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Make smacking a child a specific offence
I want the government or parliament to ban parents from smacking a child as this shouldn't be an acceptable form of punishment.
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Make the possession and sale of child imitation sex dolls a specific offence
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