50 Bamboo Cane Lashes for Drinking…or not

A British teacher in Sudan is facing being lashed for Muhammad – the Stuffed Teddy Bear.

One man who has been through it gave an account – he was charged with breaking an alcohol ban in Qatar, which he denies.

“Tuesday was punishment day. There were 22 of us on the list and one by one we were led into the doctors’ clinic to be examined.

Finally, it was my turn and they laid me on a couch, spent several minutes discussing me and, after listening to my heart, judged me fit.

Having been searched to make sure we had no padding under our clothes, another man and I were ushered into the waiting room.

His name was called out first so I remained in the waiting room while he received his punishment next door.

I could hear the cane whooshing through the air and landing with a thud, 50 times.

And then it was me. The room where we were beaten was….

the rest of the story….

50 lashes could be an appropriate punishment for many of the drink abusers found here at Wispid, no?