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The UK law system is a disgrace, on top of that the law about "smacking" your children is a disgrace too, you not even allowed to disapline your own child anymore

Discpline doesn't have to involve physical violence. It's a classic sign of poor parenting if one has to resort to that if they can't get a small child to behave. As somebody who has worked with thousands of children over the years, from all kinds of backgrounds and upbringing, I've found that physical discipline is at best no better than non-physical discipline and on that basis, I don't believe there are sound arguments in favour for it.

I do believe that 12 years is just not enough, he'll be my age when he comes out and life is far from over.

That's assuming his plea for parole (assuming he takes it in 12 years time) is successful. If he continues to commit offences throughout his time in jail, it's highly unlikely that it will be awarded.