Post by Ladorak on Apr 26, 2009 11:10:38 GMT -5
Let it be known that as of yesterday, April 25th, 1792, a new form of execution has been legalized and mandated in order to abolish all other forms of cruel and unusual punishment as well as to make death as painless as possible now for when the sentence must be carried out.
King Augustine had done nothing to mitigate the feared death penalty under his regime and in order to treat prisoners in a more sympathetic manner and also to make the statement loud and clear that everybeast in Rosferia, regardless of species, social status, or wealth, is now on equal pawing and will be treated as such, a new form of capital punishment was demanded by the populace. There will be no more vicious torture devices such as the wheel or rack used before executions, and methods that take the victim a while to die such as hanging and burning at the stake shall be officially outlawed.
Capital punishment was determined by the Legislative Assembly to be the infliction of death and not pain, and thus scientists were asked to devise a relatively clean and painless method for dealing out death to the convicted. After much debate and research, a new invention, the guillotine, has been settled on as the best way possible. It results in instant decapitation and locks the head in place to facilitate an easier cut. The first public execution was carried out yesterday, on a rogue member of the National Guard who was conspiring to moderate the Revolution and attempting to give the King greater legal authority through military force, an act of treason outlined in the Constitution.
The device meets expectations and has been officially adopted as the only method by which capital punishment may now be carried out. All other forms of torture and execution are hereby outlawed in the Kingdom of Rosferia.
King Augustine had done nothing to mitigate the feared death penalty under his regime and in order to treat prisoners in a more sympathetic manner and also to make the statement loud and clear that everybeast in Rosferia, regardless of species, social status, or wealth, is now on equal pawing and will be treated as such, a new form of capital punishment was demanded by the populace. There will be no more vicious torture devices such as the wheel or rack used before executions, and methods that take the victim a while to die such as hanging and burning at the stake shall be officially outlawed.
Capital punishment was determined by the Legislative Assembly to be the infliction of death and not pain, and thus scientists were asked to devise a relatively clean and painless method for dealing out death to the convicted. After much debate and research, a new invention, the guillotine, has been settled on as the best way possible. It results in instant decapitation and locks the head in place to facilitate an easier cut. The first public execution was carried out yesterday, on a rogue member of the National Guard who was conspiring to moderate the Revolution and attempting to give the King greater legal authority through military force, an act of treason outlined in the Constitution.
The device meets expectations and has been officially adopted as the only method by which capital punishment may now be carried out. All other forms of torture and execution are hereby outlawed in the Kingdom of Rosferia.
