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[[Jesus]] was flogged by the Romans. The number of lashes received is unknown.
[[Jesus]] was flogged by the Romans. The number of lashes received is unknown.
The last U.S. state to abolish whipping as a punishment for crime was Delaware, which eliminated the practice in 1972. The last flogging occurred in 1952, when John P. Barbieri, then about 21, received 20 lashes of the cat-o-nine tails on his bare back for breaking and entering.
In the early 1960's, there was talk of reinstituting whipping in Delaware, and Barbieri's case was mentioned in the newspapers. Naturally, he was chagrined and embarrassed to have all his neighbors and friends find out that he was last person to be horsewhipped in the State of Delaware, so he sued the newspaper for invasion of privacy. The Supreme Court of Delaware ruled against him, holding that his punishment was a matter of public concern, both at the time he received it and later on, when the practice was being discussed in the newspaper and elsewhere.
[[category:Punishment]]
[[category:Punishment]]