Warm Welcome

Dustin thought he was tough. Even after his arrest he was cocky and defiant. The first day he arrived. The prison guards decided to teach him the rules of his new home. They handcuffed him to the bars. Mr. Root, the master of the whip, lifted his beloved implement. Dustin played it cool and laughed at the guards.

Suddenly, the whip whistled through the air and sliced obliquely across his back. The young man involuntarily jerked and arched his body at the searing pain. Shocked, he opened his mouth but managed to suppress the scream by sheer force of will.  Things seemed to move in slow motion like a scene from a silent movie. 

As the vicious lashes continued, the prisoner became consumed with pain. The sadistic guards loved to torture arrogant, muscled bulls who think they can take it. The guards were enjoying themselves. Dustin's nightmare had just begun.

You should never lose

Game over. The team had lost. They will no longer play in the top league. 

It was all Cole’s fault. His teammates were heart broken. His fans were disgusted and angry. Half of them had already left the stadium. The coach was heading towards him, eyes blazing. Young players have to expect hard consequences when they let the team down.

A couple of the guys moved a portable goal post into the middle of the pitch. They stripped off his clothes and tied Cole to it. The naked footballer’s body glistened with sweat after a hard 1.5-hour match. 

Now he will perform again. 

Cole burned with humiliation. The yellow card was his fault. He was responsible for losing the game. Now his private parts were on display for the audience. Soon he is going to be mercilessly whipped by both the coach and his teammates. The penalty was 110 lashes! 

The guys wanted to take out their anger and teach him a lesson. The audience screamed for blood. Cole had hoped to look like he didn’t care and the punishment would be no big deal, but when his clothes were stripped off, all courage vanished. His body began to shake.

And then the whipping began.

At first, Cole managed to stifle his groans. But the pain he was suffering became evident by his naked trembling flesh. He tried to take it, but his body jerked under each intense bite of the whip. 

Finally, he lost control. The spectators cheered each time Cole yelled.  As the whipping continued, his teammates learned how to inflict the most serious pain. Soon, Cole was screaming every time the whip flayed his back. He started to beg, “Have mercy, have mercy!”  But this only caused the intensity of the whipping to increase. He was kicking his legs so much they eventually had to tie them down.  He began howling incoherently, frantic with the pain. At last, Cole fell limp as he fainted with exhaustion. 

The flogging was over.

David gets the lash

Young slave David had the privilege of being the Duke’s personal slave. He had direct access to the most important person on the farm and he liked the power it gave him. Sometimes his friends asked him to intercede on behalf of those who otherwise had no hope of escaping the Duke’s punishment. David always refused. He liked the feeling of being better than other slaves. It became his undoing. 

One day, while showing off and breaking the rules, he went too far.  He had crossed the line and got caught. The young man knew his boss would be angry and that he would have to face the punishment, but he never imagined how severe it will be. 

The Duke was furious. He decided to punish this insubordinate servant and ordered a severe bullwhipping. 

David began to understand the miserable fate in store for him.

Silent town

Soon, some extraordinary sounds will spread through this calm and silent town, drawing citizens out of their houses and towards the main square. The show will go on for a long time, so they don't have to hurry. Afterwards, the prisoner will be left tied to the post for hours as an example of what can happen if you don't obey the law. 

Public punishments have become so frequent that the city council decided to fund a brand-new stone whipping post. Some councilors suggested constructing more than one. 

Is this prisoner proud to be the last "user" of the old wooden whipping post that had held thousands of males while their backs were decorated with amazing designs? Certainly not! As he approaches, he is thinking about the words of the guard who promised him a severe, no-mercy whipping...