Children in the UK are being hit and hurt under the pretext of "physicalpunishment", in contravention to the UN Convention on the Rights of theChild, and it is legal.
In his letter Norman Wells wrongly claims that UK law already giveschildren protection from all forms of "physical or mental violence,injury or abuse", as stated in the UN convention (Children Now, 23-29May).
The action of hitting a person remains a form of physical violence andabuse; whether the person is adult or child, and whatever thereason.
In the UK, it is not acceptable to hit an adult; it is recognised asassault. The same protection must be afforded to children - who aresmaller, more fragile and unable to understand the reasons an adultmight dream up for hitting them.
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