BTW: There are really two great crimes in the ancient germanic law: 1) Treason, Military Cowardice and Desertion, and 2) Rape.
You know that well preserved bog man they found? Noose, and throat cut? Treason or Rape (or incest).
It was only after 1000 that we started hanging people in vast numbers.
Why? Restitution is painful. But Death Breeds Retaliation Cycles.
( Compare this to Chinese ‘Law’. )
Source date (UTC): 2017-03-16 15:37:00 UTC
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