"Flogging" is legal in the Bahamas. As an American Citizen, will I get flogged if I commit a crime in the Bahamas? ?

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Flogging is basically getting whipped on your back a certain amount of time.

conley39 · Answer

It's possible that you could be.

sunshine_mel · Answer

If you break the law in another country, you're bound by their laws and their punishments.

Realistically I doubt anyone's actually getting flogged these days in the Bahamas; but legally, yes.

Matthew · Answer

After researching this it seems that only a couple of people have actually been flogged. Flogging should be legal as an alternative to short periods of jail time not in addition to them

? · Answer

You could, so why would you want to to commit the crime to find out?  I mean, unless you're into that kind of thing

"Flogging" is legal in the Bahamas. As an American Citizen, will I get flogged if I commit a crime in the Bahamas? ?

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