Medieval law is not too harsh

Considering laziness as a crime it also seems a bit harsh, but the medieval legal system in Britain has never been considered old-fashioned. The penalties for criminals at that time were sometimes more humane and more plausible than today.

"People often think that medieval laws are brutal, harsh, including torture measures and cruel penalties that are often unfair and inaccurate," historian Helen Mary Carrel at Cambridge University said. But in fact, most of the offenders receive mostly gentle punishments for them to feel ashamed, and punishments are made public for people to show tolerance.

According to Carrel, the notion that our system of broadcasting laws is more advanced because it takes place in closed rooms needs to be reviewed."There is a restriction to hide judgment executions from the eyes of the public. That will make people not know how prisoners are treated," Carrel said.

Most medieval communities do not have specialized police, but the prevention of crime is mainly due to the hands of the residents of the community. So there is no reason that sanctions must leave the masses.

"The penalties must therefore be simple and considered fair. Cruel penalties in the previous period, such as removal of body parts, were almost no longer used," Carrel said.

Although murderers are often executed, the majority of those who commit lesser crimes will be punished by publicity. Forcing criminals into columns is not really barbaric but still considered better than going to prison.

"The townspeople can see how criminals are treated and more exposed to offenders than most people today," Carrel said.

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