My hand started to ache on the third hit of the cane. On the fourth strike, my right hand began to weaken. The stroke was not as hard as the first. People watching the caning immediately reacted and started booing. That shocked me. On the fifth stroke of the cane I swung my right hand harder. The audience immediately applauded, right up until the final hit on the man in front of me.

That was Friday. I forget the date, it was sometime in November