1.
Study: More than half of pets overweight
MASTERTON, New Zealand, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A New Zealand man has been sentenced to nine months supervision for spanking his 8-year-old son.
The father, a Masterton resident, pleaded guilty to assault under a new law that allows parents to be convicted of using even "reasonable" physical punishment, The Dominion Post reported.
"A lot of us are parents, we know children can be challenging -- but we are the adults," Judge Anthony Walsh said.
The father hit the boy three times on the rear end in late October after he was told the 8-year-old had been acting up in school. He hit him hard enough to cause a bruise and the mother took a picture that eventually made its way to police.
Under the law, parents cannot argue reasonable force. But police guidelines say that "inconsequential" physical discipline shouldn't be charged, although experts say the courts will have to define what that means.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Top News Stories | |
TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
The bomb attacks on Israeli embassy staff in India and Georgia were the work of Israel itself, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
|
NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Kate Upton was revealed as the cover model of the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue during Monday's taping of "Late Show" in New York.
|
WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
The U.S. commercial valentine industry, which estimates 190 million valentines are sent each year, was created by one woman, historians say.
|
Women, Liberal Democrats favor Valentine's … $55,000 cupcake comes with diamond ring … 400-year-old witchcraft trial reopened … Survey: Many Swedes believe in ghosts … Watercooler stories from UPI.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
