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The two cases have caused a widespread of concern and discussions within the society. Parents were filled with emotions as a father was jailed for beating his son while a daughter left home after being scolded. Some even lamented over the difficulties to raise and educate children!
The heavy penalty for the strict father was startling. It was a court decision and we must not openly criticise whether it was fair to avoid being regarded as a contempt of court. A lot of fathers could only say that there is no such thing called “patriarchy” today and a father beating his son is no longer a matter of course, but it will be considered as child abuse which requires a price to pay.
It must be pointed out here that under the child abuse law, a five-year prison term is not the maximum penalty. Instead, the maximum penalty is a fine of RM20,000 and imprisonment for 10 years!
The deputy attorney general said that in addition to have threatened to cut off his son's feet, the defendant had also beaten his son with an iron bar.
It was indeed too much to beat his son with an iron bar. But many parents would simply say something like “I'll cut off your feet if you hang around all day long again”. It frightened them if such a “pet phase” would be one of the reason for a jail sentence.
The plaintiff of the case was the defendant's wife. A Chinese old saying said that “a too loving mother will spoil her child”. It was in fact not an absolute rule. You might also say that she was “forsaking family loyalty for righteousness”.
As for the missing teenage girl case, it was relatively more complicated as it involved the very sensitive religion conversion controversy. Fortunately, she was found in time and her parents were able to reach a consensus with the person in charge of the training centre for Muslims, so that she was allowed to return home. She faced the problem together with her family, pondered over her own religious belief again and eventually, brought a dramatic turning point for the incident.
In this period when religious issues are extremely sensitive, the teenage girl's incident may serve as an example.
Parents should have learned a lesson from the above-mentioned incidents. They must profoundly think about the issue of parent-child relationship.
In this far-reaching Internet era, the new generation becomes more and more obsessed with the virtual online world. The traditional concept of “home” is getting weaker and weaker while parents become more and more distant with their children. Other than working hard on maintaining traditions, parents should also lay down their wipes and hold their poison tongues!
Parents were shocked by two recent social news.
A 42-year-old strict father, who educated his son with fists, was sentenced to a five-year prison term for causing injuries to his son.
Meanwhile, a missing Chinese teenage girl, who was still wearing Muslim attire three days ago, has been brought home from a training centre for Muslims. Dramatically, she prayed in front of Buddha, declaring that “I'm a devout Buddhist”.
A 42-year-old strict father, who educated his son with fists, was sentenced to a five-year prison term for causing injuries to his son.
Meanwhile, a missing Chinese teenage girl, who was still wearing Muslim attire three days ago, has been brought home from a training centre for Muslims. Dramatically, she prayed in front of Buddha, declaring that “I'm a devout Buddhist”.
The two cases have caused a widespread of concern and discussions within the society. Parents were filled with emotions as a father was jailed for beating his son while a daughter left home after being scolded. Some even lamented over the difficulties to raise and educate children!
The heavy penalty for the strict father was startling. It was a court decision and we must not openly criticise whether it was fair to avoid being regarded as a contempt of court. A lot of fathers could only say that there is no such thing called “patriarchy” today and a father beating his son is no longer a matter of course, but it will be considered as child abuse which requires a price to pay.
It must be pointed out here that under the child abuse law, a five-year prison term is not the maximum penalty. Instead, the maximum penalty is a fine of RM20,000 and imprisonment for 10 years!
The deputy attorney general said that in addition to have threatened to cut off his son's feet, the defendant had also beaten his son with an iron bar.
It was indeed too much to beat his son with an iron bar. But many parents would simply say something like “I'll cut off your feet if you hang around all day long again”. It frightened them if such a “pet phase” would be one of the reason for a jail sentence.
The plaintiff of the case was the defendant's wife. A Chinese old saying said that “a too loving mother will spoil her child”. It was in fact not an absolute rule. You might also say that she was “forsaking family loyalty for righteousness”.
As for the missing teenage girl case, it was relatively more complicated as it involved the very sensitive religion conversion controversy. Fortunately, she was found in time and her parents were able to reach a consensus with the person in charge of the training centre for Muslims, so that she was allowed to return home. She faced the problem together with her family, pondered over her own religious belief again and eventually, brought a dramatic turning point for the incident.
In this period when religious issues are extremely sensitive, the teenage girl's incident may serve as an example.
Parents should have learned a lesson from the above-mentioned incidents. They must profoundly think about the issue of parent-child relationship.
In this far-reaching Internet era, the new generation becomes more and more obsessed with the virtual online world. The traditional concept of “home” is getting weaker and weaker while parents become more and more distant with their children. Other than working hard on maintaining traditions, parents should also lay down their wipes and hold their poison tongues!
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