She had friends there, she had respect, she even had a few who envied her. Also, quite possibly, a few ladies, especially the young mothers, were in awe of her, even, more than a little scared of her. TV news item from Jan 2008 about the paddling of a student. His mother had given permission for the punishment, but then complained when it left marks on his rear. An investigation found there had been no abuse or wrongdoing on the part of the school.

United States: Four TV news reports (Nov 2014) about school paddling in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Texas.In Punjab, half a dozen prisoners are disembarked from a police van and given a public paddling in the street. More on the Mississippi case, and a look at the legal situation. Is transient bruising "bodily harm"? United States: Two TV news reports from June 2010 about an attempt to reintroduce school paddling in Memphis, Tennessee. Brief film of a another public caning of that era, and of the offender being carried away afterwards.

Mummy looked into the mirror, at this distance it was like a well framed photo, her on the bed, her shapely daughter with her upturned rump fine and round, catching the light. She looked at herself, doing what a good loving Mummy should do…her duty. Secondary boys in uniform are lined up at a college in Rawalpindi to receive one stroke of the cane each. United States: TV news item on school CP from February 2011: Report on demonstration by students, parents and alumni against a ban on paddling at St Augustine High in New Orleans. Despite talks initiated by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt with the Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister during an official visit in January 2019, Yuen's case proceeded. Calls for leniency from Home Secretary Priti Patel also fell on deaf ears causing a diplomatic row between the two nations. I do at least four hours preparation for every 45-minute to an hour lesson I teach. The lessons are accurate. They’re not taught to degree level but they’ll introduce the ‘pupils’ to new information so everyone will go away having learnt something - we even set homework!”

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United States: TV news report (April 2016) from a school district in Georgia where the rod is not spared.

A present-day British soldier is "sentenced" by his mates to a pants-down slippering (2007). It is a light-hearted affair, but a real punishment none the less. This 10-second video clip gives a fleeting glimpse of an impromptu flogging by the Taliban of a (mostly hidden from view) woman in a Kabul street, 2001. A formidable no nonsense women. Her standing in the community was the fuel that drove her on. At Christmas she probably had to do without, to provide a lovely Christmas for her daughter. She was the woman you went to to get something done, Tombolas, Raffles, Carol Concerts to name a few. In short, she was a very much loved and respected member of the village community. A further follow-up to the previous two items. TV news report from Memphis school board town-hall meeting in July 2007 over continuing controversy about the Blue Ribbon Plan, which abolished CP. Speakers at the meeting are seen calling for the return of the paddle, and the reporter waves a paddle around for the camera.

Part of the Syariah caning of a woman is shown. This was one of three, the first-ever canings of women in Malaysia (2010). United States: Two spanking machines. Part of our feature The Spanking Machine: A Resilient Myth in Popular Culture. Clip (2003) shows parents spanking small children, interviews with a Christian father who spanks, lawyers, and activists, as anti-CP agitators take their case to the Canadian Supreme Court. A more general piece about paddling in certain East Texas school districts, and what people think about it. p.m. Watch football with my husband. Our teams (Manchester United and Everton) are playing each other and we always make sexual bets. He gets to choose what he wants if his team wins and vice versa. Our teams draw, though, which is disappointing.

News report (Dec 2007) about the paddling of a boy, 11, in a Tennessee middle school. His grandmother had given permission for the punishment, but then complained that the swats were too hard. The district superintendent is interviewed. The door handle slipped in her sweaty palm, the door made a noise far too loud. Mummy sounded so joyous as she shouted, “Hello dear, had a good day? Come and give Mummy a hug, I need one today.” The journey to the end of the day was like some heroic trek in a fantasy novel. Long and arduous. The lunch time collection of the ‘death sentence’ sent a cold shiver to her tummy. The words left the slip and ran amok in her brain. There before her the words threatened her bottom. p.m. Bake a Jamaican cake to use up tinned fruit in the pantry. Love new recipes and this one looks like it could be a good one. Trying not to think about the fact I’m being weighed tomorrow at Weight Matters (like Weight Watchers but free and provided by the NHS) after a long break. I may be big and beautiful but I have to work at being healthy. Needs to be a balance, I think. Maybe that’s the Libra in me talking?

a.m. I’m the Sunday School teacher today. Make friendship bracelets, tidy up a lot of little beads. a.m. Wake from an intensely sexy dream. We had a double bed in the living room and I was putting sheets on it. As I did, husband pounced on me and kissed me thoroughly, which led to dream missionary-style sex. I wake up very horny indeed but again no time to do anything about it as it’s time to get up daughter and get her to school. This case is from Tennessee. In addition to the mother, the local Director of Schools is interviewed. Oh shit! Why today, why does she need a hug? Today of all days when I have let her down.” Thought Karen.