It appears that pistol whipping is in style this season

Suspect Wearing Goggles Robs McDonald's (pistol whips employee)
Deputies: Propane Tank Thrown Into House, Couple Pistol-Whipped
Ocoee store clerk pistol whipped during robbery
Woman pistol-whipped at MetroWest Wal-Mart
Workers Pistol Whipped During Restaurant Robbery
Home invaders pistol-whip man but leave empty-handed
Robbers shoot man, pistol-whip another in Orlando home invasion
Armed robbery at MetroWest Chinese restaurant (more pistol whipping)
Bandits Use Shoe Laces In Robbery (pistol whipping)
Armed Robber Pistol-Whips Woman Walking In Daytona Beach

For the readers who are not familiar with pistol whipping, it is a serious and violent action that occurs when the assailant strikes the victim with the barrel or grip/stock of a handgun. Depending on the size and weight of the pistol used (tupper guns are not as effective), and how forcefully the blows are and where they are administered, the person on the receiving end can suffer cuts requiring many stitches, fractured ocular socket, a concussion, a broken jaw, skull fractures, nerve damage, and even brain damage. Why do these perpetrators feel the need to harm someone who has been compliant is what I don't understand. Well, enough of my complaining. Gun Shy likes to be solution oriented, and has a suggestion for a possible rehabilitation program for all of those wanna be professional pistol whippers who have watched too many Hollywood movies and think it is fun to apply this painful and dangerous action to others. When a puppy wets on the carpet, many dog owners rub their nose in it and spank them. I guess this could be classified as Pavlovian conditioning. When the "bad dogs" (violent offenders) are incarcerated after their fun pistol whipping spree, why not make them stare down the barrel of a loaded pistol, and then rub a little steel on them so they fully understand how it feels to be on the receiving end, so when they get released and return to their criminal behavior, they might not be so apt to smack someone’s mom, grandma, wife or girlfriend in the forehead with their stolen firearm while they terrorize innocent citizens who can not protect themselves.