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Originally posted by Faceman:
Well, this obviously is a "politicians don't know what they are talking about" case. Tapping your child on the hand to prevent him/her from severe burning is not illegal in any country because (and I just assume for the love of logic that all lawbooks are similar in that context):
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"In nine countries there are now explicit bans on physical punishment. These are Austria (1989), Croatia (1999), Cyprus (1994), Denmark (1997), Finland (1983), Germany (2000), Latvia (1998), Norway (1987) and Sweden (1979). In Israel and Italy Supreme Court decisions essentially deem all corporal punishment illegal. Research and informal reports from some of these countries indicate that there are no increases in prosecutions for minor assaults, that parent support services have increased, and that low child abuse death rates exist.
http://epochnz.virtualave.net/paper_..._briefing.html
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Originally posted by Faceman:
It is not illegal to commit an illegal act which is necessary to DIRECTLY AVOID a more severe damage/harm. So for example it is of course legal to cross a red light in order to save a child from an approaching car. It's also legal if you injure the kid in the process (of falling down) because you have avoided his/her death.
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This is an entirely different thing. If you injure a child in the process of falling down you will not be held guilty of assault as you neither had the intention of assaulting the child nor were able to prevent yourself from injuring the child.
In the case of 'crossing a red light' in order to save a child - it remains an illegal action: however, given the mitigating circumstances, it is unlikley that a public prosecuter would wish to bring the case to court as the judge would be minded to release you without punishment.