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Cruel and Unusual Punishment in History

2025/1/15
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@Sakui : 我将讨论历史上,尤其是在西方世界,不同寻常的犯罪和刑罚。在现代,大多数犯罪的惩罚相对简单,通常是罚款或监禁,轻微的犯罪可能进行社区服务。然而,历史上并非如此,人类历史上一直存在各种残酷的惩罚罪犯的方式,无论罪犯是否有罪。历史上常见的惩罚方式包括绞刑、石刑、火刑和砍手等。历史上存在许多残酷的酷刑和处决方式,用于惩罚各种罪行,直到近代才有所规范。 我将首先介绍一个奇怪的案例:17世纪的英国存在“鞭打汤姆”这一神秘人物,他专门在伦敦街头袭击独自行走的妇女,对其臀部进行鞭打,最终未被抓获。另一个案例是1712年,英国出现另一名袭击女性的“鞭打汤姆”,他被捕后被判处一年监禁,并在狱中接受鞭刑和其他惩罚,之后被释放。“鞭打汤姆”的惩罚包括鞭刑、示众和“跑断头台”,后者是一种让犯人穿过持武器人群的惩罚方式。 接下来,我将介绍巴尔塔萨·热拉尔德刺杀威廉一世后的遭遇。他遭受了极其残酷的酷刑和处决,但他的家人却得到了丰厚的补偿。 最后,我将讨论古代印度的罚款制度与种姓制度的关系。不同种姓的罚款金额和附加惩罚不同,婆罗门种姓享有特权,他们可以分期付款,无法支付罚款的则需要进行体力劳动。如果犯下严重罪行,婆罗门种姓也可能被监禁,但他们不会被强迫从事繁重的体力劳动。此外,婆罗门种姓的犯罪可能会面临额外的惩罚,例如烙印。烙印的图案根据犯罪类型而有所不同。

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Criminal punishment in most of the Western world is fairly straightforward today; most who have committed a crime can simply expect either a fine or varying amounts of prison time based on their misdeed’s severity. Or hey if the issue is light enough or the person perhaps influential enough then maybe they could get away with community service. These, however, haven’t always been simple facts.

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