Picketing (punishment)

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Picketing was a military physical punishment for which the culprit was strung up to a hook by one wrist with the opposite bare heel supporting the whole body weight, only 'resting' upon a stake or picket, rounded at the point somewhat so as not to pierce the skin. The agonizing overstretching of the muscles and pressure on the footsole could seldom be endured longer than a quarter of an hour. As it often left soldiers incapable of marching, the punishment was wisely abandoned as "inexpedient." The punishment has been recorded from North American colonial times.

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