The Tara KLamp

I was watching a documentary on the Discovery Channel today and discovered this device to my horror.

It is a circumcision device of sorts and was featured in the documentary for its use in mass circumcisions in Indonesia (Aceh) post-tsunami.

It looks like this:

And it even comes in a kit:

For more information about how it works and for pictures of how it fits - see here.

It looks like a sort of male chastity device, actually.

I was circumcised as a child and with hindsight, I think this was wrong. I don't think there was any good medical reason for it other than it being the prevailing medical practice at the time (ie. to circumcise infants) when I was born, as was the case in the US and Oz.