An activity performed in
prison-
When a new prisoner enters jail, the other cons will instantly become aware that he is different- he is usually overweight, middle aged, balding and a social recluse. Because he is not the usual 'hard
case' prisoner, the others will become aware that
something is wrong. After a brief investigation, the prisoners will, correctly or incorrectly, assume he is a nonce (one who fiddles kids). This will rapidly lead to a 'nonce bashing' - an extremely violent
form of vigilante justice, performed away from the guards, in some dark corner of the jail. This usually leads to death or serious brain damage.
Only performed on sex offenders,
never on those who
may have committed 'worse' crimes such as murder or regicide, because these are more 'manly' and commmon crimes. also a murderer is likely to put up more of a fight than a nonce.