Hit the child

Here in Denmark it is completely illegal to hit a child. Not even as reasonable chastisement. We once had what was called the Right to Chastise. It was a right that all household heads had, meaning it was legal for a man to hit his wife and children, it was legal for him to hit his stable-boy etc etc. As workers unions grew powerful the right to chastise an employee physically became illegal, but it still applied to family members. I don’t recall how long ago it was abolished, suffice to say that it was. All smacking of others (adults as well as children) is illegal, but from there to people actually reporting a smack and a prosecution taking place – that’s loooong way.

Currently there is a lot of outrage in the media because of Faderhuset (The House of Fathers). It’s a religious sect here in Denmark, it’s rather small, but some former members have told stories about how they as children were horribly abused there. It’s a Christian sect, which really favours the method “spare the rod and spoil the child”. Some of the people who have escaped the sect describe it as military bootcamp for 8 year olds. Kids that age being woken up in the middle of the night with a pistol aimed at their forehead etc ect. The stories are insane. And so far not much can be done about it, because all the police has to go on is stories. No evidence, no nothing.

The authorities keep saying they’re keeping an eye on the sect, but really…if horror stories from people who went through this as children AND horror stories from people who were so brain-washed as to do this to children. (yes, a precious few have come out admitting they’ve partaken in these things) are not enough for an intervention and rescue of the children here, then what is? Sheesh.