Caning explained as a ‘ritual’

 


‘The British dislike expressing their feelings spontaneously; they prefer ritual, and caning is a sort of ritual. It is something a teacher can use solemnly and deliberately, instead of showing a loss of control by striking out or shouting at a child in sudden anger,’ a journalist wrote in 1973 in an article discussing why the cane was not being used so much in schools.


From the Observer (London), as published in the Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska, United States), 12 February 1973.

Picture credit: Sting Pictures.

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  1. Why are there two boys bent over in the picture? To make us doubly excited? Each one presents a wide bottom giving plenty of target area. Perhaps they are brothers, twins even. A teacher who enjoys beating boys has an enviable task ahead. Six each do you think? Don't keep them waiting, that's unkind.

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  2. Very nice picture of two boys in school uniform being caned.

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  3. Nice round bottoms, specially the farther one. A beautiful curve.

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