WTF Fun Fact – Drunkard’s Cloak

The drunkard’s cloak was a barrel with holes for one’s head and arms that was put on drunk people to publicly shame them while they were paraded through their town. Historical records show the punishment was used in the UK, USA, Netherlands and Denmark. WTF Fun Facts

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunkard%27s_cloak


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