Posted on 05/09/2020 10:13:15 AM PDT by CheshireTheCat
On this date in 1474, Peter von Hagenbach was tried in a remarkable judicial proceeding in the Rhine city of Breisach, found guilty, and publicly beheaded by the end of the day....This unusual procedure gained a special prominence in the 20th century postwar era as historical precedent for “war crimes” prosecutions. Since that time, there’s been a going debate over just what kind of precedent it really makes...
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He was just following orders.
There was a long tradiction of victor’s justice with the winners killing the losers. They did pretty up the process for this one, but the result was the same.
I bet he excerpted his own blog.
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
“We can now add atmospheric craziness to WASP-79b’s already substantial exotic appeal.”
That’s why keelhauling was invented.
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You are welcome.
Thank you for thanking me.
So many Freepers complain about how many people don’t study history anymore. Then when someone posts something about some historical event, they complain about that.
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