Some queries about the law

tys SG

Any law students or lawyers here can answer my queries?
As we all know it is a parents' duty to discipline their children and most parents do beat their children. My question is can parents be actually be charged for assult if they give their children a slap? Putting child abuse aside, i am refering to cases of the parents are punishing their children for misdeed. Then to what extend can the parents use force to discipline their children?

ditzy SG

If the kid doesn't report it, who's gonna know? Laughing In singapore, if you see a mom slapping her kid, are you gonna report it? In singapore, there is civilian and assault cases, police and court only deals with the latter.

"Son, if you're going to report to the police that I slapped you, I'm gonna slap you till you die!"

tys SG

So you are saying if the kid report his/her mum, the police will open a case file for such event?

ditzy SG

Police will ask, any fractures? No fractures, we don't give a flying fark. Laughing

SexyChin SG

You got punished by your parents is it?

Got slapped liao then come here and whine? Laughing

monoslayer SG

*slap TS* Laughing

monoslayer SG

beware of 'tian da lei pi' Laughing

tys SG

haha i think u want to slap tys not TS right?

Ito_^ SG

probably, until the injuries caused is permanent, both physically or emotionally, or life threatening. one small bruise is not gonna count, but many bruises recurring over a long duration of time will scar the child emotionally for the rest of his life, even if those bruises heal up, its gonna be child abuse, for example.

if the kid has a small bruise, cried for 5 minutes and returned back to normal 2 hours later, no count!

and im juz toking cok. Laughing

tys SG

Nope i was not assualted by my parents. LOL
Just that this question suddenly pop into my mind.
So any law professionals here that can shed some light?

Y_Shun SG

the parents can be charged if I am not wrongz~

last time tv got show 1 small boy kena abuse by the mother's bf wat. then the bf dunno pour hot wax on testicles make him eat shit, pinch him, use cigarettes and poke his body...

in the end the mum like go jail with the bf oso.

TS=> threadstarter anyway

tys SG

it will be interesting to see you make laws. Gee Laughing

monoslayer SG

TS = thread starter = tys Laughing

*slap TS*

tys SG

oic... Mr. Green

MohamedF SG

I not law student... but if you really want the answer... here...

http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/

Happy finding... Laughing

Ito_^ SG

dat one is scars plenty plenty. evidence all over. no charged den strange.

Ito_^ SG

found it. Mr. Green

Ill-treatment of child or young person
5. (1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if, being a person who has the custody, charge or care of a child or young person, he ill-treats the child or young person or causes, procures or knowingly permits the child or young person to be ill-treated by any other person.

[20/2001]

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person ill-treats a child or young person if that person, being a person who has the custody, charge or care of the child or young person

(a) subjects the child or young person to physical or sexual abuse;

(b) wilfully or unreasonably does, or causes the child or young person to do, any act which endangers or is likely to endanger the safety of the child or young person or which causes or is likely to cause the child or young person

(i) any unnecessary physical pain, suffering or injury;

(ii) any emotional injury; or

(iii) any injury to his health or development; or

(c) wilfully or unreasonably neglects, abandons or exposes the child or young person with full intention of abandoning the child or young person or in circumstances that are likely to endanger the safety of the child or young person or to cause the child or young person

(i) any unnecessary physical pain, suffering or injury;

(ii) any emotional injury; or

(iii) any injury to his health or development.

Tayysj SG

er. clarification: assualt is to make the person frightened. battery is actually coming into contact with the person

example:
u raise ur hand ready to slap and ur face is very angry (assault)
u let ur hand fly to his face and PIAK (battery)

charge: assault and battery

u take a knife and walk quietly up to a person from his back he nv see u (no assualt he not frighten)
u stab him from behind (battery)

charge: battery

u point gun at the person (assault)
ur gun break into half dunno why (no battery)

charge: assault

tys SG

ok so there is no difference between one getting slap by a stanger and one getting slap by one’s mother? Considering the force and magnitude to be the same?

ditzy SG

Force and magnitude? Laughing

Tight slap--->Leaves palm marks and stinging sensation on upper level epidermis.

Hard slap--->Victim flies 50m across the road to hit a wall, possible spine fracture.