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Originally Posted by Rizla
The last person to be sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered was a Chartist.
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I think that might not be true either though:
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The last to receive this sentence were two Irish Fenians, Burke and O’Brien, in 1867; however, the punishment was not carried out.
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I don't find the history of this barbarism shocking, but I do find it shocking that a man fighting for worker's rights was sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered. What short memories we have.
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Sentenced for leading an armed uprising, not for peacefully arguing their views.
And some countries still practice judicial killing, at least we have moved on a bit
