Doco Overboard
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They removed the whipping post yesterday. I know a lot of people my age (middle) who used to talk about this and were aware it was there. Very few if any younger people were probably aware of the post but some probably were.
I'm surprised they didn't mention or do anything about the mock pillory that was still on the south west side of the circle just the other day.
Red Hannah was symbolic of punishment for doing the wrong thing regardless of race. Kind of like a bogeyman thing, you never know where you'll end up for exhibiting the wrong type of behavior.
I see the removal as more of a reduction to institutional authority than a race thing. Kind of like a transition from local sentiment regarding a method of punishment to an interpretation of what others think elsewhere.
All people show red when shamed or whipped publicly. I would imagine that the stigma would carry on well past the actual act and be a good deterrent to repeat behavior amongst those the Whippe interacts with in the community.
More often than not, I think the spectacle was actually worse than the actual physical pain inflicted when Red Hannah was put to use. I'm not aware of where they are moving it to for preservation. Probably to the waste facility east of town on 9 or it will wind up in some state workers back yard.
http://www.wboc.com/story/42316583/historians-remove-whipping-post-from-georgetown-set-to-m
I'm surprised they didn't mention or do anything about the mock pillory that was still on the south west side of the circle just the other day.
Red Hannah was symbolic of punishment for doing the wrong thing regardless of race. Kind of like a bogeyman thing, you never know where you'll end up for exhibiting the wrong type of behavior.
I see the removal as more of a reduction to institutional authority than a race thing. Kind of like a transition from local sentiment regarding a method of punishment to an interpretation of what others think elsewhere.
All people show red when shamed or whipped publicly. I would imagine that the stigma would carry on well past the actual act and be a good deterrent to repeat behavior amongst those the Whippe interacts with in the community.
More often than not, I think the spectacle was actually worse than the actual physical pain inflicted when Red Hannah was put to use. I'm not aware of where they are moving it to for preservation. Probably to the waste facility east of town on 9 or it will wind up in some state workers back yard.
http://www.wboc.com/story/42316583/historians-remove-whipping-post-from-georgetown-set-to-m