Execution for petty theft was more than a little excessive. Happily the folk of Halifax realized this...albeit after 400 years of gravity fueled fatalities.
I say bring the Gibbet back. The USA needs it badly. it was way better than that awful electric chair which (I believe) was developed by Edison and Westinghouse. the men fought for control and development of the thing. the horrors of electrocuting people were sickening.
Execution for petty theft was more than a little excessive. Happily the folk of Halifax realized this...albeit after 400 years of gravity fueled fatalities.
I say bring the Gibbet back. The USA needs it badly. it was way better than that awful electric chair which (I believe) was developed by Edison and Westinghouse. the men fought for control and development of the thing. the horrors of electrocuting people were sickening.
Or abolish murder completely?!