How can they justify checking all children...can there not be a study first to find the children most at risk of being abused?? I have to say that Labour governments are chronic for TOO little TOO late syndrome. They are completely reactionary, this latest charge including smacking, child abuse, checks on children, welfare clusters etc is all a result of cases like the Kahui twins maybe if Labour was more interested in preventative measures we might live in a better society.
For one Harsher Sentences, even just as a deterent, Humans are Rational beings, we have a cost benefit Analysis, if the Cost out ways the Benefit we are less likely to do something...Even if this cost is only a risk.
And anyway why should all parents be punished for the crimes of the few??? This is akin to outlawing Choc bars at the front of supermarkets and Junk food at tuck shops...it is the punishment of the many to prevent the crimes only a small proportion commit.
This is Unfair.