dteowner
Shoegazer
That shows a tremendous lack of compassion for the victim, if you ask me. In your system, the victim and everyone associated with the victim suffer and the ONLY one that comes out with an unaltered life is the perpetrator--the one that chooses to live outside the bounds of that utopia of yours. Do you actually think people will follow rules "just because"? Seriously? Take a look around you. Hell, go visit a major public website or two. Look what happens when there are no consequences. Is that really what your utopia looks like?
@coyote- I realize there aren't many modern studies you could call on, but ignoring the rather significant social, cultural, and legal differences between medieval and modern society for some attempted denouement borders on disingenuous. Besides, quoting percentages tells absolutely nothing about the actual number of incidents, which is the important number.
@coyote- I realize there aren't many modern studies you could call on, but ignoring the rather significant social, cultural, and legal differences between medieval and modern society for some attempted denouement borders on disingenuous. Besides, quoting percentages tells absolutely nothing about the actual number of incidents, which is the important number.
It’s hard to know the true homicide rate because reporting wasn’t as accurate in those days and crime-solving was basic and often unreliable
We've got no idea what the numbers are, but whatever they are we'll draw dramatic conclusions based on what we choose to call them. Well, by all means, perfesser!Judging by the volume of violent crime in the Middle Ages, this did not appear to act as a deterrent!