In Mr. Revere and I, the redcoat Giles Treadwell deserts the English army after receiving 25 lashes because he didn't salute Sir Cedric the right way. British law actually held a distinction between whipping (to be beaten with a whip) and flogging (to be beaten with a cat-o-nine-tails). Both were abolished in Britain in 1948. PRODUCTION CHIEF QUITS PARAMOUNT: Henry Ginsberg Resigns Post as Vice President at Studio By Thomas F. Brady. New York Times 6 July 1950: 31.

Janny Wurts' novel To Ride Hells Chasm does a fantastic job of showing the class prejudices of a medieval-type society, the hero is whipped for not showing proper respect to "his betters". The Scavengers: When Jess is explaining to Nancy that there are worse things than rape, she slides her dress off her shoulders to show her the scars she received from being flogged after a slave in the cotton mill stole and the overseers randomly chose her to make an example of. In The Simpsons fic Something Better , Helen's strict parents find out that she's dating Timothy and give her a lashing with a switch. They then tell Helen to marry her boyfriend. In The Divine Comedy, the punishment for the seducers and pamperers (pimps) damned in the first ring of the eighth Circle of Hell is to be forced to march around said ring while being constantly whipped by demons.Historically, more savvy slave traders attempted to limit the frequency and severity of whippings. Scars from frequent whippings would convince buyers the slave must be rebellious or a poor worker; either way, not worth the money spent. The ancient Romans used a variant known as "scourging", using a whip that had bits of metal or bone at the tips. This punishment was reserved for non-citizens. The Manhunt: After being caught on Robeson's ranch following his first escape, Forrest has the stranger strung up in the barn and administers a flogging to him before handing him over to the sheriff. Embarrassing First Name: When Hawke asks Spitfire her actual name, she makes him promise not to laugh before admitting that is Prudence.

In The Da Vinci Code, Silas the Albino flogged himself to a bloody pulp out of a sense of religious fanaticism. In Fractured Stars, prisoners on Frost Moon 3 are punished with an e-whip, a lightning-like cord of energy that leaves deep burn marks. In 1700 A.D. the Pirate Rebublic of Libertatia on the Island of Madagascar was in constant menace to the rich trade routes to India. Several days sail from this pirate fortress is the British merchant ship, Monsoon... Imperial Russia had the knout. Technically this is just "whip" in Russian, but the brutality of serf flogging with this whip lends the term infamy. Particularly notable was the "great knout," which was an especially large, heavy, hard whip designed to inflict maximum damage. Where most floggings had to get into triple-digit strokes to threaten the victim's life, the great knout was known to kill with as few as twenty strokes - allegedly by breaking the spine.Insignia Rip-Off Ritual: Part of the evidence Brian Hawke presents to the Council of Captains that he is a deserter is his Royal Navy coat with all of its official insignia ripped off. Roc points out that, by itself, this proves nothing, as he could have stripped them off himself. In The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), the inmates of Château d'If are given a lashing on the anniversaries of their arrivals, with one lash per year. Done just to remind them how long they had been there.

Bridal Carry: When Hawke rescues Princess Patma from the burning ship, he scoops her up in his arms and charges through the smoke and flame off the ship. Subverted by Catwoman, who never uses her trademark whip to cut people — only to disarm, ensnare, or simply frighten them. She did once thrash Batman across the face with the butt of her whip, making him bleed, but that's not really a lashing. Compare Cold-Blooded Torture and Don't Make Me Take My Belt Off!. Contrast with Whip of Dominance. A form of Corporal Punishment. Not to be confused with an online " flog", which is a fake blog designed for advertising. A few Shi'a Muslims whip themselves as part of the annual period of mourning for the first ten days of the Muslim year, commemorating the martyrdom of their Third Imam, Husayn ibn Ali , at the Battle of Karbala in Iraq (marked by the "festival" of Ashura). A few men, not believing that self-flagellation is badass enough to commemorate Husayn, cut their foreheads with swords. Michael Fay, an American tourist, caused international headlines and a diplomatic incident when, in 1994, he was arrested for theft and vandalism in Singapore. President Bill Clinton personally tried to intervene on his behalf but the Singaporean government was having none of it and the only concession they made was to commute Fay's sentence from six strokes to four. The incident provided fodder for The Simpsons episode " The Simpsons S6 E16: "Bart vs. Australia"".In Empire of Ivory Laurence himself is flogged while being held prisoner. We don't know how severe it is since it's from his perspective and he loses count at around ten, but he does end up being delirious for a week.