Happy New Year

Favourite Video of the Year

Just occurred to me that shortly before Christmas 2015 I posted a "Video of the Year" so I guess I should so again.  Quite good timing as I recently came across this fun item.  Enjoy!

An interesting approach to justice

You may have seen reports in the media over the last week about an (allegedly) Australian couple holidaying on one of the more remote Indonesian islands who were (allegedly) seen on CCTV trying to steal a bicycle. the island is virtually crime free normally so they have some difficulties in operating a judicial system and they came to an agreement where the pair were paraded around the island carrying a sign that described them as a "Thieve" (sic).

Given that, in parts of Indonesia, the judicial system uses corporal punishment, many will consider that they got off lightly with a rather humiliating walk of shame before being banned from the island, and some of the media (such as the BBC) in reporting the story, did them a further favour by blurring their faces in the pictures they used.  Enough media sources didn't bother so presumably they will have faced further humiliation on returning home.

Full story can be read here.

Favourite for December/Reasons to be punished (2)

I've talked recently about wanting to see the reason for punishment as well as the punishment itself - well allowing yourself to be exposed like this not only, in my judgement, is deserving of a thoroughly good hiding, but usefully highlights that, with her skirt flipped back, she won't have much in the way of protection.  I would think a hairbrush applied vigorously to the seat of her tights/pantyhose (delete according to which side of the pond you're on) would give her something to remember for the future so that we don't see any repeat of this outrageous behaviour.  Or maybe we could borrow the belt from the young man that she's clinging to and make him watch?