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Hitting Children - is it child abuse or a form of discipline?
A High Court judge ruling on an Indian man accused of slapping and striking his 8 year old son with a belt said allowances need to be made for cultural differences. Was the judge right to say that culture needs to be taken into consideration in cases like this? Listen to callers including Wasim, Nazia and Bal debate whether hitting your child is accepted as part of Asian culture.
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