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HollandDrive ago

How do you rape a four year old? Public execution for this. They did it back in the day, and left them hanging for a day or two. My great grandmother walked to school and they would "take the long way" to avoid the spectacle.

LightSource ago

Wow where are yu from?

HollandDrive ago

South. Public hanging in town square (not for pedophilia). Left them up for a while till the body discolored.

"Hangings during the colonial era of America were mostly performed publicly in order to deter the behavior for which the criminals were hanged. Thousands of townspeople would gather around the gallows to hear a sermon and observe the hangings of convicted criminals. Such experiences were deemed as good lessons on morality for the children and townspeople."

“Sometimes tens of thousands of eager viewers would show up to view hangings; local merchants would sell souvenirs and alcohol. Fighting and pushing would often break out as people jockeyed for the best view of the hanging or the corpse! Onlookers often cursed the widow or the victim and would try to tear down the scaffold or the rope for keepsakes. Violence and drunkenness often ruled towns far into the night after 'justice had been served.”