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"The European Union is itself against corporal punishment so it is unlikely to uphold any arguments that the new provision against caning is an infringement of human rights,'' she said
Corporal punishment 48.
Branding fell from favor in the18 th century, but students were still flogged or tied to chairs (for more on corporal punishment, click ). In the early 19 th century, school reformer Horace Mann reported that he saw 328 floggings in one school during the course of a week.
Teachers kept problem children in line with corporal punishments that seem positively barbaric today: They tied children to whipping posts and beat them or branded students for their crimes--a "T" for thievery, a "B" for blasphemy.
I do support parents who don't believe in corporal punishment--if they can raise their children well without an occasional spanking, more power to them.