Look at the methods mankind has developed to exact retribution on those who violate the strictures of society. It is a story peppered with cruelty, anger and madness, a veritable tour of the dark side of the human psyche. In the name of creating more humane societies, we have come up with some of the most unimaginable devices and practices ever conceived ...
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