Cameron, David, British Prime Minister 2010-2016, pictured age c.11 in 1970s when he was punished at prep school with clothes brush Hillman, Mark, Colorado State Senator, recalls with approval "board of education" being applied to his "seat of knowledge" A more general piece about paddling in certain East Texas school districts, and what people think about it. USA: Davis, Rhonda, 16, Oklahoma cheerleader, was to have been spanked by principal for tardiness but her parents got her out of it, 1977

United States: TV news report, Oct 2011: reactions to new law in North Carolina under which parents may exempt their students from CP. I even began to think about naughty things I might do to provoke her into spanking my bottom. The problem with the plan, of course, was that my father was there. If I was going to get a spanking for anything, he would almost certainly be the one to give it to me. United States, Tennessee reformatory paddles, and pictures of teen boy inmates who probably received it, 1955 I don’t recall what my cousin was being punished for, but Aunt Greta made him bend over the kitchen table and beat his bare butt with this strap. By the time she was done, his entire rear was red. He was then made to sit at the table, naked from the waist down, for more than an hour. In a police station in the Indian part of Punjab (2010), a youth is punished with the "patta", more often seen in Pakistani Punjab.Colombia: A youth gets a public whipping on his legs as part of a tribal community punishment for murder (2008). USA: Perry, Eugene, headmaster of charter school in N. Carolina, accused of assaulting 7-year-old student, 2006 I was very shy at that time and remember being embarrassed even if the girls saw me in my underwear. I saw all my cousins completely naked many times, but none of them seemed overly embarrassed by it. They also saw me naked sometimes – but by contrast, I was always horrified when they did, even when it was my male cousin or my aunt and uncle. I could never understand how anyone could treat their own kids with such disrespect. Set in 1964 South Carolina the protagonist Lily ( Dakota Fanning), a 14 years old girl, is regularly made to kneel on grits as punishment by her abusive father.

United States: TV news report, July 2012: A school district in Tennessee decides that parents will be assumed to consent to CP unless they state to the contrary in writing (instead of the other way round). Singapore: secondary schoolboys, caught on camera buying cigarettes and smoking, a caning offence, 2005 USA: Sorrells, Larry, Missouri school principal, vindicated after paddling girl, 2008 (also video clip) USA: Weitensteiner, Rev. Joe, leader of boys' ranch in Washington State, pictured in 2002, "legendary in his use of the discipline paddle" over 45 years

Fun/Fraternity/Folklore CP

United Kingdom: TV news item about the European Court of Human Rights ruling in the Scottish tawse case (1982). A present-day British soldier is "sentenced" by his mates to a pants-down slippering (2007). It is a light-hearted affair, but a real punishment none the less. Our Gang short subject. Wheezer is spanked by his stepmother after his dog, Pete, comes into the house through his bedroom window. Barnett, Amber, now 21, pictured with a signboard reading "Thank you for spanking me Dad", USA, 2008

TV crew visits a school district in North Carolina with the most paddlings in the state, but also one of the lowest levels of violent incidents. This very naughty little boy needs his bottom spanked hard and he’s refusing to obey me – can you help me with him, please?” I’m sure Aunt Pam deliberately used humiliating, babyish language. This angered me and I became quite sullen and sulky.

School CP

O'Sullivan, John, age not stated, English private schoolboy who supports CP, interviewed on TV about being caned, 1996 (also video clip) Nervous about sharing your kink? "Always lead with a compliment," Richmond suggests, "if possible, like, 'I’m really happy with our sex life, but I saw this scene in a movie,' or 'I saw this scene in porn, and it really titillated me. I’m curious to try it. Could I show it to you and see what you think?'" How do I safely try impact play for the first time? We never mentioned the beatings she was subjected to but did recall some of the good times we had. I never forget those years I spent at my uncle and aunt’s house – or the terrible way they treated their kids.