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Period: Nov 11, 1215 to
History Of Court Punishments
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Nov 11, 1216
Ordeal By Fire
The accused had to pick up a red hot iron bar and hold it while they walked three or four paces. Their hand was then bandaged. After three days they had to return to the court where the bandages were removed. If the wound was beginning to heal they were innocent but if the wound showed no sign of healing then they were pronounced Guilty. -
Nov 11, 1217
Ordeal By Water
The accused had their hands and feet tied together. They were then thrown into water. If they floated they were guilty but if they sank they were innocent. -
Nov 11, 1218
Ordeal By Combat
Noblemen would fight (usually to the death) in combat with their accuser. The winner of the battle would be considered to be in the right. -
Spanking/Paddling Court Punishments
To residents of much of the U.S., beating schoolchildren sounds like a throwback to the nation’s distant past. In New Jersey, corporal punishment has been illegal since 1867, and in many school districts it has not been heard of for decades. The campaign to ban corporal punishment hit its stride in the 1980s and ’90s, when more than 20 states — including big ones like New York and California — adopted bans. Now a Days You would Go to court for this -
Electric Chair
Alfred P. Southwick developed the idea of using electric current as a method of execution after having witnessed an intoxicated man die after having touched an exposed terminal on a live generator. As Southwick was a dentist accustomed to performing procedures on subjects in chairs, his electrical device appeared in the form of a chair. The first electric chair was made by Harold P. Brown. Brown was an employee of Thomas Edison, hired for the purpose of researching electrocution and for the de -
Idiot Sign
idiot drives on sidewalk to avoid school bus
The Judge decides to make her hold this sign for 24 hours
