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Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa... by andsoitis on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @10:45AM (#32398725)
> There was a time in England that theft was punishable by the death penalty.

Having death as penalty for theft is pretty extreme in the first place. Even countries that only chop of your hand seem highly advanced in contrast.

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Re:Man arrested for promoting jury nullification wins federa... by ogogmad on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @12:20PM (#32400017)
They even a used a version of the guillotine before Monsieur Guillotin to do it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Gibbet
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