Before the rise of modern humanism in the mid-17th century, offending the ruling class throughout Europe and Asia could result in a man being sentenced to
Top 10 Punishments That Didnât Fit The Crime
The justice system was founded on the principle that every crime or injustice has a fitting punishment. In ancient and modern societies, punishments ensure that wrongdoers pay for their crimes. In most cases, these punishments included, and still include, paying fines and carrying out set tasks to make restitution. Worst-case scenario, public execution aimed to teach a lesson and deter future offenders. But in a few cases, especially in the Medieval era, punishments were so severe that they scared everyone that learned of and saw them. This list of top 10 punishments takes a trip across history, highlighting punishments that, in retrospect, didn’t fit the crime.