I wonder how severe a caning in an educational institute compares to one administered by state justice.

Adult caning is done by trained professionals. https://transformativejusticecollective.org/2023/10/20/getti...

School caning is with a lighter stick and through clothing, so it will be less severe, but the reduction in severity will probably vary a lot with the person administering the punishment.

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oompydoompy74 2 days ago | parent [-]

Trained Professionals -> Goons exercising the states monopoly on force. Ftfy.

	▲	lern_too_spel a day ago \| parent [-]
		You'll notice that my carefully chosen link does not look favorably upon this practice, but that doesn't mean that these people aren't paid to do a job that they've been trained to do with some consistency, unlike school officials.