Talk:Cropping (punishment)

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Did you know... that Thomas Barrie, found guilty in 1538 of spreading rumours about Henry VIII of England, had his ears cut off while in the pillory and later died from shock?

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Use as a punishment in modern Islamic countries

Removed line along the line of "some Islamic countries still have this as law" - the source was http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8425820.stm , which seems to point to a law on the basis of "an eye for an eye" (the people convicted had mutilated a woman's face). This seems quite separate and unrelated to its use as a punishment in its own right. Akdor 1154 (talk) 13:47, 14 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]