Bibliography of the history of corporal punishment

The first part is whipping psychology.

Chapter 1 Human beings are inherently cruel

People are cruel. People are always cruel. He is cruel to anything he thinks is inferior. He is cruel to his own kind and animals.

Chapter 2 Happiness and Pain

Let's look at an example of playing a negative role in the process of inflicting pain. In this example, a woman is happy to see two men vying for her favor. In the animal world, the female watched two competing males compete for the highest power: she eagerly succumbed to the winner's courtship.

Chapter 3 Cruel motives

In the savage primitive race, the concept of cruel treatment of prisoners of war, slaves, enemies and other people of all colors is due to its value as a deterrent.

Chapter 4 Pain Treatment and Drug Efficacy

Because back pounding can sometimes cure sulking, they think that belly pounding can cure constipation, whipping a woman's ass can help her give birth, and shoulder cutting is the main method to treat eye diseases.

The second part is flogging.

Chapter 5 Whipping thieves and prostitutes

The cruel judge gave her this sentence: executioner, I order you to pay special attention to this lady. Whip her heartily, whip her until she bleeds!

Chapter 6 Whipping slaves and servants

In many cases, maids are forced to take off their clothes before serving the hostess, so as to whip these cruel ladies at any time according to their whims.

Chapter 7 flogging in the army

The prisoner was ordered to take off his clothes and then tie his wrists and ankles to a ladder. In this posture-his chest is pressed against the rung of the ladder, and his naked back is exposed to the executioner-he is ready to be punished.

Chapter 8 Whipping of Children at Home and School

Solomon's proverbs say, "He who refuses to use a stick and a staff really hates his son, and he who really loves his son will be punished at any time." He warned people: "Don't neglect to educate a child. If you hit him with a stick, he won't die. If you beat him with a rod, you can save his soul from going down to the underworld. "

The third part is flogging in religion.

Chapter 9 flogging in monasteries

In these monasteries, monks wear a special open-back shirt, in order to reduce the trouble of exposing their lower bodies when preparing for flogging.

Chapter 10 self-flogging

One day, his secretary had to break into the house and take the whip from him to prevent him from whipping himself too hard and finally killing himself.

Chapter 1 1 lashes sects.

Men, women and children, dressed in no better clothes than naked, took nothing but a whip, lined up solemnly, prayed for God's forgiveness, burst into tears, sighed and groaned, and whipped the nearest person with their whip all the time.

Chapter 12 Inquisition and flogging

After accepting the verdict. The confessor was taken to the Inquisition for public display. Then, they were stripped naked and rode on donkeys with signs around their necks, writing down their crimes and sentences. They were flogged across the street.

Chapter 13 confessor and flogging

Maria escudero, a 40-year-old widow, testified that her confessor had specially arranged to visit her at her home. "When they are almost naked and whip each other, according to the agreement, they will close their eyes." .

The fourth part is the theoretical basis for supporting and opposing corporal punishment.

Chapter 14 Punishment Psychology

Once, when a guard ventured close to the iron gate, marlett suddenly reached out his hand of revenge and cut the guard's whole face with a sharp piece of metal.

Chapter 15 Effects of flogging on adults' body and mind

People are afraid of anything with physical pain, which leads to a trend: in many cases, alternative punishment will bring psychological harm to criminals, but at the same time it can not provide any deterrent to prevent others from committing the same crime.

Chapter 16: the influence of flogging right on teenagers' body and mind

Never ignore the possibility that once parents and teachers are given a license for punishment, cruel nature and sadistic impulse may gain room for indulgence. Finally, children who are severely whipped always feel that they are full of resentment against the perpetrators.

Chapter 17 Crimes related to flogging

As we all know, many brothels in continental Europe try their best to cater to the decadence, depravity and debauchery of the rich. Equipped with various whipping tools, its purpose is clear, that is, to stimulate or arouse sexual excitement.

Chapter 18 Diseases of Corporal Punishment

In that era when people sentenced to death were burned to death at the stake or dismembered by four horses, the public flocked to witness the suffering of unfortunate victims ... even those who were not true sadists obviously had an incredible preference for cruelty.

Chapter 19 conclusion

It is difficult, if not impossible, for anyone to realize the justice of flogging. On the contrary, flogging will almost certainly arouse the sense of injustice of the punished.

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