Back in the days, this kind of stuff was addressed using a wooden paddle with a grid of holes drilled through it. I'm definitely not saying corporal punishment was needed for this situation (although the 10 year old could probably have stood to get lined-out), but I'm tired of the federal government doing things for which the local should be responsible.
But, hey. This is Britain. You all have issues of your own, with a completely different set of interactions. (although I do hear you're starting to have problems with Africans swimming out to the Canaries, and Spain importing them to you).
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