Was it really the good old times as we sometimes believe ?
Surely not from the point of view of those people who felt the application of the law on their own person !
"Dura lex sed lex"
Important notice : Some of the pictures and descriptions may be disturbing to some people , but remember : this was the reality ! And what's the difference between torture and capital punishment in the past and in our modern times :today it is less bloody and performed in a clean, clinical surrounding and approved by a large majority of well-thinking people in democratically governed countries ( the USA for instance !) |