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Escapism or sense of adventure: People may find spanking therapy a way to change their routine and elevate their experience from mundane or everyday matters. USA: Torbert, Mrs Ann, mother of Tamara May Torbert (q.v.), shown with belt she used to punish daughter in school principal's office, 1977 Duncan, Samuel, 17, relocated to Ohio from New Orleans school where paddling was familiar form of discipline, 2005
Thomas, Louis, 12, paddled at US blind school, pictured at hearing with superintendent who defended the punishment, 1954
Phelps, Don, now elderly (in 2004), shows miniature paddle he was awarded as trophy for holding all-time record for spankings at his school, USA, 1930s Coulson, Simon, age not stated, English private schoolboy who supports CP, interviewed on TV about being caned, 1996 (also video clip) Germany: posed photograph of student bending over for pretend caning demonstration in a school museum, c. 2000
Spanking therapy is not necessarily sexual, and some people may see it in a similar way to other forms of physical therapy. Others may see it as a more ritualistic experience. United Kingdom: artist's impression of flogging of junior seaman over the bare breech on board ship, c.1850 Walker, Calvin, 17, high-school footballer, brother of Sergio Kindle (q.v.), paddled by father, USA, 2006 South Africa: Magolego, Monhle, leader of vigilante group which administers unofficial floggings to criminals, 2000
Germany: boy, 11, pretends to be caned as photo stunt for ceremony of putting school cane in museum, Munich, 1970 South Africa: senior male secondary student undergoing "six of the best" at private school, 2012 (also video clip) The top and bottom of this was that Steven became an increasingly disruptive influence on our household and our relationship. I bit my lip and stood my ground for a couple of months, then on a phone call to my mom, I unloaded to her about the problems we were having. United Kingdom: artist's impression of a senior Approved School (reformatory) inmate being officially caned, c.1960s
Volpeliere-Pierrot, Ben, pop star pictured aged 22 in 1987, slippered at UK state boarding school c. 1980UK: Williamson, Phil, headmaster of Christian school, fighting court case to overturn ban on corporal punishment, 2001 New Zealand: Benson-Pope, David, Education Minister, was a teacher in 1980s, at centre of belated allegations of excessive canings, 2005