A Very Public Spanking for Carmen

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United States: TV news report (2015) on a Florida father who called on the Sheriff's office to supervise the paddling of his 12-year-old daughter -- a service which, it turned out, they were happy to provide. Her mind is in turmoil. She knows what it means. She thinks of that poor girl, all those years ago. She should never have done it to her, she has felt guilty for years. Jersey: 53 years after being birched as a teenage criminal, an old man is interviewed about it. We also see the contraption used, still in storage after lying idle for 40 years. Sophie, the waitress, smiles and offers Rowena a cushion. “Thank you.” I say…” But no cushion is needed today.” This is a story version of one of the true real life spankings as told to me by a delightful lady who went to a Girls Grammer School and was kept in line at home by a slipper wielding mother, who used it on her daughters bare bottom… Often!

United Kingdom, 1935 whipping frame from Wandsworth Prison, on display in a museum, together with its designer's drawingsUnited States: Four TV news reports (Nov 2014) about school paddling in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Texas.

United States: paddle swat being delivered to unseen Louisiana school student, c.2006 (also video clip) United Kingdom: artist's impression of a senior Approved School (reformatory) inmate being officially caned, c.1960s

United States: TV news report, Dec 2011: Teacher accused of spanking in an SC district where CP is not permitted. Jamaica: classroom strapping of girl on hand, undated file picture (possibly posed but might be real) But a spanking -- that's something they readily understand. It's humiliating. The youngster who has been spanked becomes the butt of jokes within the very group he's trying to impress.

Malaysia: pictures from Pudu Prison exhibition, including more stills from a different filmed reconstruction, 1997 Clip shows tawse being made, staged shots of tawse in use, report on implications of Campbell and Cosans judgment for CP in UK schools.

Barnett, Amber, now 21, pictured with a signboard reading "Thank you for spanking me Dad", USA, 2008