Of the aborted canings, most were aborted because she felt the demeanor and the physiological response of the victim was such as to render further punishment cruel and unnecessary. The lesson had been learned. Normally, she didn’t wish to break anyone, preferably take them right to the edge. Obviously it appeared there were exceptions, but that was something she said she didn’t want to discuss.
She was more concerned by those aborted for psychological reasons, where the response was ‘hysteria’ or worse. And the caning had hardly begun , sometimes had never taken place. at all because it was impossible to get the student into a safe position for punishment.
