personally... i think it is abusive.

i know that this form of punishment (public humiliation) is used in some third world countries but i thought that it wasn't used in developed western nations because we were more conscious of individual rights (including the right to be treated with respect) and so forth.

what is next? branding her forehead?

interesting that her mother concludes that she must love her daughter since she hasn't killed her...

i suspect that this is an expression of her mothers pathology over anything else...