I believe those who committed crimes were spanked with wooden boards a number of times, based on severity. And not the gentle, sexy kind of spanking.
No Cause, No effect
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Grumpus_Maximus@thelemmy.club to historymemes@piefed.social
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PugJesus@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
Surprisingly common in world history