Monday, September 16, 2024

Sep 16– From "Holinshed’s Chronicles" (1577) edited by Raphael Holinshed

 Crimes

Sep 16– From Holinshed’s Chronicles (1577) edited by Raphael Holinshed

Summary: England only tortures people OR kills them. They (mostly) don't torture them to death. They're not barbarians.

Commentary: In a twisted way, the "we don't enslave people, only execute them. We're a free society" mostly makes sense. I can see how forcing someone to live in prison is a worse imposition on their liberty than being dead (can't be oppressed if you're dead!)

Most interesting was learning the etymology of felon= FEL ONE 

It's a lot easier to accept horrible punishments if you call the person a demon. Stop dehumanizing people.

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