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This sentence stood out to me most: “executioners often claimed the clothes that their clients wore to the execution”. The word “client” is what shook me.
by rahimiali 5y ago
This sentence stood out to me most: “executioners often claimed the clothes that their clients wore to the execution”. The word “client” is what shook me.
- missedthecue 5y agoseems they'd be a little bloody after the fact
- bagacrap 5y agoif I got blood on a $2k shirt, I'd probably bother to clean it
- tristor 5y ago> The word “client” is what shook me. Executioners in the past would often be paid by the people they were set to execute or their families. That payment included the cost of taking care of the body afterwards, and in many cases a fee for services as the alternative to an executioner was usually much more grim and painful, whereas a good executioner guaranteed a quicky and nearly painless death. There's a fascinating video on YouTube by a channel called Weird History with more on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqdoJ5rfT4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqdoJ5rfT4