Blanket party
A blanket party, also known as "locksocking" in the justice system and systematically effected programs, is a form of corporal punishment, hazing or retaliation conducted within a peer group, most frequently within the military or military academies. The victim (usually asleep in bed) is restrained by having a blanket flung over him and held down, while other members of the group strike the victim repeatedly with improvised flails, most often a sock or bath towel containing something solid, such as a bar of soap, or another rolled up sock. Other weapons which could be used were entrenching tools or a bunk adapter (a piece of pipe used to connect a bunk bed to another). Blows to the head were avoided, as these would likely be both fatal and leave injuries visible to authorities.
The blanket party was popularized by the Stanley Kubrick film Full Metal Jacket. In the film, members of a basic training platoon give a blanket party to an inept member of their platoon, whose mistakes have led to group punishment given to the entire platoon.[1]
Blanket parties and other forms of corporal punishment are now illegal in the United States military and punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.[2]
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References
- ↑ Rasmussen, Randy. Stanley Kubrick: Seven Films Analyzed, 2nd ed., p. 301, McFarland & Company, 2015. ISBN 978-0-7864-2152-7 Search this book on
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- ↑ Caron, Christina (2018-12-13). "In 19 States, It's Still Legal to Spank Children in Public Schools". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
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