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cruel and unusual punishments a
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historical perspective on 15 gruesome
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torture throughout history mankind has
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displayed a disturbing capacity to
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devise cruel and unusual methods of
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punishing perceived wrongdoers whether
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they were alleged transgressors witches
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or individuals who found themselves in
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the wrong place at the wrong time this
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essay delves into the anals of of
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History to explore 15 terrifying forms
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of torture that have been employed at
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various points in time it is crucial to
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emphasize that these gruesome methods
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should never be replicated or condoned
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one the upright jerker the upright
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jerker was a maob Twist on the
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traditional hanging execution method it
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involved the use of heavy weights and
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pulleys to rapidly jerk The Condemned
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upward with the intention of breaking
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their neck quickly however its
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Effectiveness was inconsistent two
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falling historically pushing individuals
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off cliffs as a form of execution was
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practiced in several cultures though it
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has mostly fallen out of favor today
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Iran still employs this method for State
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executions three crushed by elephant in
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regions where elephants were Native this
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bizarre execution method involved
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training elephants to trample The
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Condemned ensuring a brutal and painful
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death four lingchi also known as slow
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slicing or Death By A Thousand Cuts
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lingchi was a Chinese method of
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torturous execution The Condemned was
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tied to a post and their skin and limbs
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were gradually removed before a final
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decapitation five blood eagle the blood
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eagle from Nordic Legends of Viking
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executions involved slashing The
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Condemned back to expose the ribs
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breaking and twisting them to resemble
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Wings Salt was poured into the wounds
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and the lungs were pulled out for a
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gruesome visual effect
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six Keel hauling Keel hauling was a
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punishment mainly for Sailors initiated
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by the Dutch Navy in the late 16th
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century offenders were tied with rope
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and dragged underwater from one end of
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the ship to the other often suffering
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injuries seven boiling boiling alive was
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a historical execution method practiced
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in various cultures where The Condemned
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was immersed in boiling liquids such as
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water oil or tar some records show
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individuals being boiled for up to 2
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succumbing eight rat torture this form
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of torture involved placing a hungry or
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diseased rat in a bucket on the victim's
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bare skin heating the bucket from the
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outside the agitated rat would chew
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through the victim's flesh causing
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excruciating pain nine execution Vans
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China employs mobile execution units
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disguised as police vans for capital
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punishment these Vans are equipped with
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restraints and drugs for lethal in
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jection making executions more efficient
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and closer to the scene of the crime 10
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grid iron the grid iron resembling a
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grill for humans was used for roasting
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people over an open fire or burning
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coals some victims were basted with oil
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for more efficient broiling 11 drawing
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and quartering one of the most infamous
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forms of punishment drawing and
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quartering involved drawing The
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Condemned to The Gallows followed by
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hanging disembowelment and quartering by
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tying limbs to horses running in
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opposite directions it was reserved for
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those guilty of treason and abolished in
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1867 12 strappado strappado involved
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suspending the Accused by their wrists
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often leading to painful shoulder
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dislocation it has been used as a form
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of torture since medieval times and
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continues into the 21st century 13 white
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torture white torture a type of sensory
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deprivation involves placing prisoners
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in entirely white environments with
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continuous lighting and no communication
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it inflicts severe psychological damage
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and is used as a method of torture 14
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poou in ancient Rome the punishment of
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the sack or poule was used for paraside
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The Condemned was sewn into a leather
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sack with various animals and thrown
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into water ensuring a gruesome end 15
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scism scaff ISM a horrifying form of
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execution described by the Greeks as
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practiced by the Persians involved
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trapping the accused between two boats
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Force feeding them milk and honey and
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exposing them to the elements the
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eventual cause of death was typically
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dehydration exposure or insect bites
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conclusion the history of cruel and
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unusual punishments is a dark and
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unsettling one reflecting The Depths to
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which human cruelty can descend while
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many of these gruesome methods have been
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abolished their memory serves as a stark
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reminder of the importance of Human
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Rights Justice and the prohibition of
