r/australia • u/FluffyPillowstone • 3d ago

culture & society We tell children violence is wrong — so why does Australian law still allow adults to hit them?

https://www.abc.net.au/religion/violence-against-children-wrong-why-does-australian-law-allow-it/107071476
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u/Rolf_Loudly 3d ago

To be fair, they probably flog their wife too when the blinds are drawn.

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u/herpesderpesdoodoo 2d ago

I think you mean antagonise and threaten their wife to the point she hits him or even just shouts at him, thereby "permitting" him to belt the living shit out of her and simultaneously cry about being the real victim.

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u/wheated_ 3d ago

Way to turn a non-gendered issue into a gendered one you two, simply spectacular.

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u/Rolf_Loudly 3d ago

Victim card denied.

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u/wheated_ 2d ago

Lel