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Stegiel's avatar

Public Executions in England originated as a consequence of Feudal terror. Instead of secretly killing someone the State did so openly. However the State also created quite a few Capital crimes. Stealing a sheep on a riverboat was one. Being a pick pocket another. Now visualize the hanging as a public picnic-it was a spectacle, drawing crowds, and drawing....Pickpockets. Capital punishment deters no one. My authority is a book by David Cooper-Lesson of the Scaffold. $8.60 at World of Books online.

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What is your opinion of "Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation" (TENS) unit?

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