Posts Tagged ‘punishment’

The Process is the Punishment

Many folks forwarded me James Howard Kunstler’s recent piece entitled “Whatever it Takes Won’t be Enough” that got picked up by ZH and in which certain notorious internet felines got a shout-out. I found it provocative and insightful, so I’d like to see if I can add to/extend some of his ideas somewhat. I think […]

Legal Expert: Israel’s Siege of Gaza Is Lawful, Not ‘Collective Punishment’

Legal expert Mark Goldfeder, Special Counsel for International Affairs at the American Center for Law and Justice, has written a detailed post on X/Twitter explaining why Israel’s seige of Gaza is legal under international law, and not “collective punishment.” Source

The Vicious Punishment of CJ Hopkins 

American political satirist and humorist, CJ Hopkins, who has lived in Germany for 20 years, was criminally investigated in June and July of 2023 by the Berlin State Prosecutor (District Attorney) and has now been issued a “Penalty Order” or “Order of Punishment” for “disseminating propaganda, the intention of which is to further the aims […]

Blood, Swords, and Samurai: Punishment in Feudal Japan (Video)

Medieval Japan may be known for its honor, duty, and bravery, but there was also a darker side to the Samurai clans who ruled the era. Read more Section:  News Ancient Places Asia Video History Ancient Traditions Read Later  Source

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s punishment cell replicated near the Louvre

A replica of the concrete punishment cell that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is periodically placed in has been unveiled near the Louvre in Paris. The organisers said the cell shows the conditions that the opposition politician has been subjected to in the penal colony in the Vladimir region where he is being held, describing it […]

Israeli government calls for retribution and collective punishment in wake of Jerusalem shooting

In the aftermath of the Jenin raid and the shooting operations in Jerusalem, Israeli government officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have called for swift and sweeping policies of retribution across the occupied Palestinian territory – promising increased punitive home demolitions and other measures meant to target the families of Palestinians who carry out attacks […]

In pictures: Shu’fat refugee camp rises up against collective punishment

On October 12, around 200 Palestinians from the Shu’fat refugee camp gathered at the military checkpoint right outside the camp to protest the nearly total closure imposed on its residents for the third day in a row.  This action was called for by the people of the camp, launching a campaign of civil disobedience against […]

Execution by Elephant Was a Brutal Form of Capital Punishment For 2,000 Years

Elephants are one of the smartest and most powerful animals in the world. It is no wonder then that these magnificent beasts were exploited and trained to be brutal executioners. Read more Section:  News Weird Facts Read Later  Source

‘Russia Will Be Forced To End This War’: Zelenskyy Demands Punishment In UN Address

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy implored world leaders to punish Russia for its war on his country and asserted that with united opposition Russia “will be forced to end this war.” “A crime has been committed against Ukraine, and we demand just punishment,” Zelenskyy told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, speaking remotely. Advertisement He continued: […]

Zelensky to U.N.: ‘Formula for Peace’ in Ukraine Begins with ‘Punishment’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a five-point “formula for peace” between him and invading Russia during the United Nations General Assembly debate on Wednesday, identifying the first step as “punishment.” Zelensky addressed the forum from Kyiv, a move that the Assembly voted to allow by 101 members to seven. Zelensky named and shamed the seven […]

Right Wing Bonus Tracks: A Fetish for Punishment

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Pope Francis Calls for Ban on Capital Punishment as Vatican Official Defends Abortion Law

Pope Francis has called for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty just as his representative at the Academy for Life insists legalized abortion must be respected as settled law.

[Premiering 8/31 at 1 PM ET] J6 Prisoners Experiencing Cruel and Unusual Punishment at Hands of Police, Prosecutors, Congress: Rep Andy Biggs | Facts Matter

This video is brought to you by Sekur: https://ept.ms/3yW0Wul In this interview with Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) we had the opportunity to discuss his take on the pre-trial solitary confinement for those who stand accused of violations stemming from their involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Biggs believes there’s been an outright breakdown of the […]

Persian King Xerxes Ordered the Sea to be Whipped as Punishment

Xerxes I, also known as Xerxes the Great, was a 5th century Achaemenid king of the Persian empire. He is best known for leading the massive invasion of Greece, marked by the battles of Thermopylae Read more Section:  News Weird Facts Read Later 

Punishment: 3000-year-old Chinese Foot Amputation May Be Oldest Ever!

Researchers in China believe a skeleton found in a tomb in the northwest of the country is the earliest known example of foot amputation as punishment for a crime Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology History Ancient Traditions Read Later 

Crimes without Punishment – Ever

November 25, 2021 A protest against US military aid to Israel. (Photo: File) – Jeremy Salt taught at the University of Melbourne, at Bosporus University in Istanbul and Bilkent University in Ankara for many years, specializing in the modern history of the Middle East. Among his recent publications is his 2008 book, The Unmaking of […]

18th Century Post-Mortem Punishment: Gibbets ‘Hanging In Chains’ In England

The curious English have a predilection for heaping abuse upon the corpses of the unfortunate dead, including a cruel and unusual punishment the bodies of executed murderers were subject to in the 18th century, namely hanging in chains. The setting is the period running from the early years of the 18th century through to the […]

Liberals Accuse Rittenhouse Of Trying To Avoid Punishment Through Legal Loophole Known As ‘Trial’

Liberals Accuse Rittenhouse Of Trying To Avoid Punishment Through Legal Loophole Known As ‘Trial’ KENOSHA, WI—Leftists are sounding the alarm that Kyle Rittenhouse—a notorious slayer of white communist pedophiles—may escape punishment through a little-known legal loophole known as a “trial.”  “This is very concerning,” said Chip Cordray, progressive legal expert covering the case. “Using this obscure […]

Administration Accused of Using “Masks as Punishment” After Details of Vaccine Mandate Revealed

The Italian Higher Institute of Health has drastically reduced the country’s official COVID death toll number by over 97 per cent after changing the definition of a fatality to someone who died from COVID rather than with COVID. Italian newspaper Il Tempo reports that the Institute has revised downward the number of people who have […]

Strict Punishment, Amputations and Executions will Return to Afghanistan, says Taliban Co-founder

The Taliban fighters posing for family photo and relaxing in the Presidential Palace, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug 15, 2021 Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, a co-founder of the Taliban who will control prisons under the new regime in Afghanistan, said strict punishment, including amputations and executions, will return. “Everyone criticized us for the punishments in the stadium, but we […]

Yemeni Resistance Reveals Details of Operation ’Severe Punishment’ Against Saudi Aggressors In Marib

September 17, 2021  By Staff Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yehya Saree announced in a press conference on Friday the details of a wide-scale military operation carried out by the Yemeni resistance. Saree announced the results of wide-scale qualitative military Operation “Severe Punishment” that was carried out in Marib Province where large swathes of […]

Islamic Jihad Warns “Israel” against “Collective Punishment” of Palestinian Inmates

 SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 By Staff, Agencies The Islamic Jihad strongly warned the “Israeli” regime against trying to punish other Palestinian prisoners over the recent escape of six inmates from a maximum-security “Israeli” jail. The Palestinian resistance movement issued the warning in a statement on Tuesday after Palestinian sources revealed that the regime was administering “collective […]

We Must Make Having Covid Vaccinations A ‘Reward-Punishment System’ Says Rahm Emanuel

The way to get more people vaccinated against covid is to make it into a “reward-punishment system” according to former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Emanuel made his comments during ABC’s “This Week” Breitbart reports: Panelist […] The post We Must Make Having Covid Vaccinations A ‘Reward-Punishment System’ Says Rahm Emanuel appeared first on News Punch. […]

Loki’s Punishment

By Padraic ColumFrom Orpheus: Myths of the World The crow went flying towards the North, croaking as she flew, “Let Hel keep what she holds. Let Hel keep what she holds.” That crow was the hag Thokk transformed, and the hag Thokk was Loki. He flew to the North and he came to the wastes […]

Biden Gets No Pudding Cup Today As Punishment For Taking A Question

GENEVA—President Biden was very bad today, as he took an unscripted question from an unapproved reporter which is against the rules. He then gave a nonsensical answer and yelled at the reporter, making him and everyone else look bad. As a result, he will not be given his evening pudding cup before bed. “The big guy needs […]

Ohio Football Coach Allegedly Made Jewish Player Eat Pork as Punishment

A Jewish family in Ohio claims that their son’s high school football coach made their child eat pork despite knowing the family is Kosher. The father of the student at McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, alleged that a school football coach made his son eat a pepperoni pizza in front of the team as […]

What does accountability look like without punishment?

When most people are introduced to abolition, they first want to know how prison-industrial-complex abolitionists propose handling violence in a world without police or prisons. These conversations often become extreme: What about rape, murder, and hate crimes? What if the victim were a member of your family? Though it might not seem this way, we already have many […]

Ostracism: From Divine Punishment to Political Maneuvers

As the world’s powers perpetually rise and fall, exile and banishment have forever been ubiquitous elements of human history. Exile and ostracism have afflicted individuals and nations, inspiring eminent works of Classical literature and immortalizing core themes of religious belief. The most illustrious stories from the ancient world revolve around banishment. Its status as a judicial […]

‘I have already received my punishment,’ says ZAKA founder in suicide note

Browse > Home / News / ‘I have already received my punishment,’ says ZAKA founder in suicide note April 23, 2021 by   Read on for article Co-founder and chairman of the ZAKA emergency service Yehuda Meshi Zahav, who is in critical condition following a suicide attempt on Thursday morning, left a suicide note in […]

My father, Amos Oz, sadistically abused me. The punishment was endless: The first chapter of Galia Oz’s new book

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