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This is fucked up

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jon-nyc

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Apparently this was a thing in east Asia.
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Mik

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Nasty fuckers, aren't they?
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89th

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Sure is good motivation to not commit treason!
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Axtremus

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Yeah, it's a real thing in ancient China, well documented in history books. Also a common trope used in many period dramas produced in the Sinosphere today.
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Tom-K

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Other's might say (NOT ME--I'M NOT SAYING THIS, OTHER'S MIGHT, BUT NOOOO, NOT ME) that this is similar to the punishment being meted out to Hamas fighters in Gaza.
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