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TRUNKS
August 19th, 2003, 01:34
Does anyone know which period in the past that:

:~: Once someone was accused of a crime they were thought as guilty. They would be tortured, no evidence needed, until they confessed.

:~: Once someone was accused of a crime they were thought as guilty but had a chance to prove their innocence, usually dependent on God (assuming God was real back then-heh) such as oath swearing or trials.

I know about how criminals were treated but I dont know which of these periods were before and after...
conkermaniac
August 19th, 2003, 01:44
Not quite sure what you mean here...is this a hw assignment or something?
TRUNKS
August 19th, 2003, 01:49
Yuh huh. :p Edited it...make..simpler..
TRUNKS
August 19th, 2003, 02:06
Im not asking on information on the subject in general, Im asking which two periods the things I mentioned were happening...
Demigod
August 19th, 2003, 10:14
:~: Once someone was accused of a crime they were thought as guilty. They would be tortured, no evidence needed, until they confessed.

like the salem witch trials in 1692. didnt they torture some witches and hung them when they didnt confess?


:~: Once someone was accused of a crime they were thought as guilty but had a chance to prove their innocence, usually dependent on God (assuming God was real back then-heh) such as oath swearing or trials.

Maybe that was a little after king tut, way back



Im not real sure.
:biggrin2:
byrdgirl13
August 19th, 2003, 11:33
Guilty until proven innocent sounds like the Middle Ages. As for no trial, no nothing, I don't know of any entire period of time where that happened, so I can't help.
conkermaniac
August 19th, 2003, 12:05
Originally posted by TRUNKS

:~: Once someone was accused of a crime they were thought as guilty. They would be tortured, no evidence needed, until they confessed. Sounds like the Middle Ages or colonial America to me.



:~: Once someone was accused of a crime they were thought as guilty but had a chance to prove their innocence, usually dependent on God (assuming God was real back then-heh) such as oath swearing or trials. This too sounds like something they would do in the Middle Ages. I'm quite sure I learned something about having to undergo trials in 6th or 7th grade, but that was so long ago that I can't remember what I was learning. :p
Canuckkev
August 19th, 2003, 13:19
In the witch trials I believe that they simply threw the suspected witches into a river, and if they drowned, they weren't a witch, and if they didn't drown, they were a witch. That's about as much detail I can go into...cause I really have no idea.

Anyways, it's not capital punishment really...
byrdgirl13
August 19th, 2003, 16:23
well, and then if they floated/didn't drown, they were burned at the stake or given some other type of execution. I've heard that bit too, but I have no idea if it's true.
Demigod
August 19th, 2003, 17:44
Originally posted by Canuckkev
In the witch trials I believe that they simply threw the suspected witches into a river, and if they drowned, they weren't a witch, and if they didn't drown, they were a witch. That's about as much detail I can go into...cause I really have no idea.

Anyways, it's not capital punishment really...

wtf. thats pretty gay. so they would die if they were innocent or not. :rolleyes: oh well. i had no idea they threw them into the river. now i do. :o
TRUNKS
August 19th, 2003, 20:22
Originally posted by Canuckkev
In the witch trials I believe that they simply threw the suspected witches into a river, and if they drowned, they weren't a witch, and if they didn't drown, they were a witch. That's about as much detail I can go into...cause I really have no idea.

Anyways, it's not capital punishment really...

Yup. That was one of them-it was believed since they were evil the water wouldnt accept them. Other ones were silly things like they would put the accused woman into a underground cell for 24 hours and have people watching her. If a spider or rat was seen scuttling to her she was a witch... Also they would burn the accused's hand and if in seven days it had healed they were innocent

I think the most common way was actually a test for the Devils Spot. It was a spot on the womans body that would not bleed. Someone with a small blade would often cut them 200-300 times if they couldnt find an area that wouldnt bleed, such as moles and such. There was one man who became a famous witch hunter because he invented a retractable blade head. Caught many witches...
tandoc
August 20th, 2003, 08:34
If i remember correctly....

They were first thrown into a river, if they survived..

they had their hands burned, but into some metal device to keep it locked up, if it healed they were a witch, if they weren't well they're in a hell of a lot of pain..

then they were burned at the stake!!! burn!!! :fork: :fork: :angry2: ogre2 :chicken:
tandoc
August 20th, 2003, 08:36
Originally posted by TRUNKS
Caught many witches...

i say we check if Jan is a witch :topic:
keith
August 20th, 2003, 23:26
Originally posted by TRUNKS
:~: Once someone was accused of a crime they were thought as guilty. They would be tortured, no evidence needed, until they confessed. sounds like recent iraq, till the states moved in. :cool: