However, then as now, the criminally inclined was too busy picking
pockets in the crowd to pay any attention to the object lesson.
Let me translate for those who need it. It didn't work then, and it
doesn't work today because the criminally inclined do not believer THEY
will ever be caught.. But one heck of a lot of innocents have gone over
that (metaphorical) cliff during the meantime.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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John Forbes wrote:
on a Sunday, the authorities thoughtfully ensured that the maximum
number of people could watch. Ths they killed two birds with one
stone: they provided a popular free show, and also a warning for the
criminally inclined. One should always mix education with a little
entertainment.
John
On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:15:24 -0000, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That sounds like an amusing way to spend the day. Was it always the same
people (Joe Simpson, perhaps), or just priests whose sermon wasn't up to
scratch?
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Cheers,
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: John Forbes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 08 December 2005 12:59
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: PESO - On the Cold Side
Interesting that France was still performing public
executions in 1939.
In Montevideo, I was told, they used to throw people off a
cliff on Sunday afternoons.
John
