There were forty-seven homicides in Louisville during the year just closed, and not a single hanging. Life in the Falls City is much cheaper than property.Also, elsewhere, there's a mention of Taft's visit to the Canal. I wonder what we think is important, that 100 years from now will be laughable. I wonder what we do now that will seem totally inhumane 100 years from now. The idea of chasing down a person and stringing them up is, I think most of feel, repellent. Contrary to the course of justice.
Saturday, 12 December 2009
It sounds barbaric when you put it like that...
From an issue of "The Citizen" from 1910
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How true.
Gee, sounds like it could be current Louisville. Except for the Taft part --I thought he never left his bathtub?
@Dave: Well, maybe the homicide bit. But even in the worst parts of Louisville, they don't chase down suspects and hang them without a trial anymore. :p
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