953 nut 68,965 #1 Posted 11 hours ago September 28,1850, United States Congress votes to ban flogging on both naval and merchant vessels. Until then, misbehaving sailors were often punished by stripping them to the waist and lashing their bare backs with whips known as cat o’ nine tails. 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 32,386 #2 Posted 10 hours ago Uh oh... Mods gonna ban this emoji? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth R Cluley 700 #3 Posted 4 hours ago The "FLOGGINGS" will continue until morale improves! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 32,581 #4 Posted 22 minutes ago Brings to mind a band that I like. \ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
