In premodern Italy, failed business owners, who had outstanding debts, were taken totally naked to the public square where they had to bang their butts against a special stone while a crowd jeered at them.
En la Italia premoderna, dueños de negocios fallidos, que tenían deudas pendientes, eran llevados totalmente desnudos a la plaza pública donde tenían que golpear sus nalgas contra una piedra especial mientras una multitud se burlaba de ellos.