But nobody will oppose that because there is already an unanimous decision by community members that offenders must be whipped. If a person tries to oppose the whip system, that person too would be arrested and whipped immediately for his or her opposition.
Normally, the community?s muscle men are chosen to carry out the whip.
The whip system has also helped the police officers on the island to enjoy their sweat-less job here.
In here, nobody is above the coconut branch whip if you break community laws. Whether you?re are chief, a priest, a tough guy, a mother, a child or a visitor, we are all subjected to the coconut branches if we break the law.
Before the introduction of the whip, drunkards cause a lot of trouble, stealing and sexual abuse is very high. But today, you hardly see anybody drinking alcohol and causing disturbance around the community. Everyone fears the whip. That?s a good thing about it.