New Society
Part 1
"Jensen...Julie Jensen," the bailiff announced. "Room 4."
Julie gathered her belongings and walked through the crowd to courtroom
number four. The judge was a rather young man and gave her a slight smile as she
approached the large oak desk.
"Stop at the line," a bailiff ordered and Julie halted at the inch-thik
yellow tapeline four feet from the judge's station.
"Julie Jensen your honor. Could not produce proof of insurance when stopped
for speeding. Routine system check revealed Miss Jensen has no automobile
insurance and further, has two other moving violations that she has not settled
with this district."
The judge continued to scan the paperwork before him while Julie shifted her
weight anxiously from one foot to the other.
"Miss Jensen," the judge began. "Not having car insurance is a type two
misdemeanor in this state since it became rampant in 2010. Not only does it open
you to potential terrible financial difficulties should you be in an accident,
it can impact others who are on the roads and pedestrians as well. Also, you
have to consider any potential property damage. Finally, others obtain and
maintain insurance to use the public roads. You have no right to ignore your
obligations."
"Your honor, I just recently graduated from college and have my first entry
level job. The pay is so low, I literally would have had to chosen not to eat
if I had car insurance," Julie offered in her defense hoping the judge would
offer her some leniency.
"I well remember those times myself Miss Jensen," the judge stated.
"However, I used the public transport system until I could afford to be a
responsible adult. In light of your lack of funds, I will impose no fine;
rather, I order that your car be impounded until you can offer proof of
insurance or the vehicle is sold. Additionally, for this infraction and the
outstanding warrants, you will be suspended and flogged 60 strokes in the square
on front of this court. Following the whipping, you will remain in suspension
for one hour with clamps applied. Punishment to be carried out immediately."
Julie immediately fell to her knees and began sobbing. Two bailiffs gently
lifted her to her feet and injected her with a sedative that immediately made
her totally passive. The narcotic kept the defendants from panicking and hurting
themselves and others. The effects would be counter prior to administering
punishment. She was then escorted from courtroom four. She was led down the main
hallway to the courthouse front entry and down the stone steps to the square
where her sentence would be carried out.
The square held three others already Julie noted through her drug-induced
stupor-another woman and two men. All were naked and hanging by the wrists from
the steel punishment area. Both men's legs were tied to rings at the base of the
area and they were in the process of being brutally whipped. Blood soaked the
whips and their screams had attracted quite an audience. A sign posted below
them read "armed robbery."
The other woman hanged unmoving in her bindings. Weights had been attached
to clamps that clung to her nipples. Her sign identified her as a shoplifter.
The cool October air in Indiana stiffened her nipples as the baliffs removed
Julie's sweater and bra and placed ropes around her wrists. A bailiff
administered another injection into Julie's upper arm then she was immediately
hoisted two feet in the air. A hot tingling sensation ran up Julie's neck
bringing her back to full consciousness and the whip bit savagely into her back.
Julie began bellowing as her body swung and spun and the lashes continued. Being
as the whip was made of heavy latex, Julie's skin was not broken nor was blood
drawn. The sting of the whip though was more pain than Julie had ever suffered.
After 60 blows, the bailiffs stopped Julie's swinging and deftly applied
sharp toothed clamps to her nipples and tightened them until they bit deeply
into Julie's flesh. As affixed to the other woman, one pound weights were
attached to each clamp. Her screams of pain were quickly diminished when a heavy
leather gag was strapped around her mouth. A sign was propped at the sidewalk
announcing the reason for the punishment. Julie's moaning, battered torso swung
for an hour in the day's fading light and warmth as passersby looked and
chuckled at the criminal's discomfort and thinking they should see when their
insurance was due for renewal.
