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Not just in the Tower - this was pretty common practice up until the mid to late Victorian era I think - eg it features in Dickens's writing to some extent.
by tomatocracy 4y ago
Not just in the Tower - this was pretty common practice up until the mid to late Victorian era I think - eg it features in Dickens's writing to some extent.
- marvin 4y agoDoesn't the US pride itself on having abolished debtor's prison due to the immorality of incarcerating people for unpaid debts? That the converse is happening; forcing people to rack up huge debts for being incarcerated seems unbelievably mean and downright farcical.
- blooalien 4y agoSadly, the USA prides itself on the illusion of a lot of things it doesn't actually deliver on.