How The British Murder Act of 1751 Scared Criminals Straight

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131.9 هزار بار بازدید - 11 ماه پیش - During the mid-18th century, murder
During the mid-18th century, murder was so rampant in Britain that Parliament needed to create an equally brutal law in response. Some said legislation as a fate worse than death. The British Murder Act of 1751 became law the following year, with the purpose of terrorizing the public into a reasonable facsimile of human decency.


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