In the trial by water, the point was not to kill the accused. If they sank and were thereby proven innocent, they were supposed to be pulled out before they drowned. Some did die, true, but only by accident. I wish we could say the same about today’s trial by cop.
Yeah, this one’s a little angrier and less funny than usual. We’ll get back to the funny stuff next time, I promise.
Tabula Candida 
Damn ducks…..
Very small stones!
As someone who worked at an historic site dealing with witchcraft trials, that first part gave me war flashbacks.
I’m so sorry. You deserved hazard pay for that.