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Hello @Alarics: I would like to add Novek's analysis comparing societal control and livestock control. I am not so certain about my phrasing however. Certainly I don't know if I got my point across. Invasive Spices (talk) 29 September 2022 (UTC)
Yeah so my familiarity isn't very good and so I'm sure my phrasing wasn't very good. Novek's position is that 1) corporal punishment of humans is widely used in some societies, not just in particular subcultures or settings, and that 2) this is similar in several ways (not just one) to the way it is used with livestock. Invasive Spices (talk) 1 October 2022 (UTC)
this articles is either about corporal punishments toward children, in an old-school education purposes, and the physical punishment of criminals as ordinary practice in some cultures... a better clarification and distinction would be needed, as well as a more comprehensive history (which is currently -may of 2023- mainly euro- and US-centered) SuperHéraut (talk) 03:49, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This article is about corporal punishment as a whole. It has links to several more detailed articles about specific aspects of corporal punishment. How do you suggest this be changed? -- Alarics (talk) 08:46, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
An edit [1] asserts our map has an error. I reverted it, as that should not be in the article, but if the map is incorrect we should update or remove it. Can we verify (with sources) that it is wrong, and what is required please? Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 11:53, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've fixed your links. The first was a capitalisation issue, the second is of, not in. I'll look at those pages. But, of course, it is what the pages reference that is important, not what they say. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 08:04, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Neither of those pages mention corporal punishment. Both discuss capital punishment. Have you confused one with the other perhaps? Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 08:07, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What a horrible page. Note that this is how it looked a year ago [2]. So in November someone replaced that corporal punishment there was illegal with text stating it is legal. We don't source information to Wikipedia. The source given is this [3] which says corporal punishment is illegal but apparently crimes are being punished according to Shari'a law, allowing corporal punishment and amputation. But I'm not happy with that less than definite rendering. So again, what sources do we have (not Wikipedia pages) that discuss the legal status of corporal punishment and in Aceh (where it also appears to be used only under Shari'a law, and is not used for non muslims)? Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 16:57, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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