Faktisk er stokkeslag en relativt mild afstraffelse sammenlignet med nogle af de andre ekstremt brutale afstraffelsesmetoder, der anvendes i nogle muslimske lande, herunder amputation, stening og halshugning.
Indeed, caning is a relatively mild punishment compared to some of the other extremely brutal methods of punishment used in some Muslim countries, including amputation, lapidation and beheading.