Today's Bizarre News: Public Spanking for Poorly Performing Bank Trainees

Yes, you heard it right. The BBC reports:

A video has surfaced online showing staff at a Chinese bank being publicly spanked for poor performance, sparking outrage.

The video, first posted by the People's Daily, shows a man asking eight employees why they did not "exceed themselves" at training.

They give answers including "failing to make a personal breakthrough".

He then says "get your butts ready" and proceeds to spank them with what appears to be a thick wooden slab.

The incident took place at a Rural Commercial Bank in Changzhi, northern China, People's Daily said. The Beijing Times said two executives from a Chinese bank have been suspended....

It shows at least four rounds of spanking, with one women recoiling with pain each time.

The course trainer, who reports said was the person doing the spanking, later issued a public apology, according to the South China Morning Post.

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A crazy world.