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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