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minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 months agoThey already aren’t allowed to smoke!
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·9 months agoBut parents are allowed to expose them to the smoke.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoDo we need to ban everything that a shitty parent might not be able to keep away from their kids? Why not expand the definition of child abuse to include these things instead of punishing people who are never around kids?
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·9 months ago Why not expand the definition of child abuse to include these things instead of punishing people who are never around kids? That sounds like a great idea, but it’s going to be impossible to enforce.
They already aren’t allowed to smoke!
But parents are allowed to expose them to the smoke.
Do we need to ban everything that a shitty parent might not be able to keep away from their kids?
Why not expand the definition of child abuse to include these things instead of punishing people who are never around kids?
That sounds like a great idea, but it’s going to be impossible to enforce.