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Spießrutenlaufen was used by the military and was a severe, often fatal punishment. It was certainly not a great educational tool.
by lower 6y ago
Spießrutenlaufen was used by the military and was a severe, often fatal punishment. It was certainly not a great educational tool.
- c-smile 6y agoHa! With my University diploma I've also got a rank of Lieutenant-reserve of РВСН (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Missile_Forces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Missile_Forces) so the procedure is metaphorically close :D
- mbeex 6y agoI think, he is confusing the figurative meaning with the real punishment. The former is not un-common in Germany even today. And yes, it has - or had - some relation to a certain concept of pedagogy. Cruel, but at times also positively personality-forming.