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That was not long ago. In ancient times you wouldn't be on trial if you were innocent.
by throwaway14356 2y ago
That was not long ago. In ancient times you wouldn't be on trial if you were innocent.
- upon_drumhead 2y agoSalem might want a word...
- dspillett 2y agoThat is the sort of thing Mx Throwaway was getting at: the fact that you were on trial was often seen as a sign of guilt, because why would an innocent person be on trial? Almost everybody else on trial was found guilty, so why should this trial be any different?
- eesmith 2y agoThe Code of Hammurabi says otherwise. Quoting from http://www.general-intelligence.com/library/hr.pdf http://www.general-intelligence.com/library/hr.pdf, linked-to from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Hammurabi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_Hammurabi: 1. If any one ensnare another, putting a ban upon him, but he can not prove it, then he that ensnared him shall be put to death. 2. If any one bring an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sink in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river prove that the accused is not guilty, and he escape unhurt, then he who had brought the accusation shall be put to death, while he who leaped into the river shall take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser. 3. If any one bring an accusation of any crime before the elders, and does not prove what he has charged, he shall, if it be a capital offense charged, be put to death.