Wk8_Medieval Times 5

 Crime in the middle ages was torture. They had different punished for different reasons like going against the commands of the lores and knights or for thieving, to provide amidst scarcity. Rebellion against the unjust system and subsequently, treason, was a common crime way back then. When the took over as 'head of the church', hearsay was an offense. They had other crimes in the middle Ages, which were strongly scary like witchcraft and vagrancy. There was smuggling of prized articles like silk and tobacco and highway robberies and those by outlaws. People got hung for counter fitting and rape. The punishments in this era were severe mainly arising from the threat that the crimes posed to an exploitative reign. Criminals were punished by the kings, knights, lords, sheriffs and the church. The local police were responsible for confining the criminals to an area till any trial commenced. The criminals were not fed by the authorities, and depended solely on family.The punishments included death, fines, public humiliation and subjection to torture chambers, depending on the criminal's crime. The methods of torture that were used in this very exciting period in European history include pillory, brodequins, and execution by the wheel, quartering, hanging etc. The torture was a deliberate and systematic infliction of physical and mental pain and anguish. The devices used were designed to ensure the infliction of unbearable agony. However, when devices were not used, the methods were barbarous and included ripping out of . It was also uncommon for a person to be tickled to death!