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TIL of this legend... (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
submitted 3 weeks ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/historymemes@lemmy.world
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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 114 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/half-hangit-maggie-the-scots-woman-who-survived-hanging-622567

the crime of concealing a pregnancy in the case of a dead child.

[–] valkyre09@lemmy.world 72 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Good to know that sort of thing is behind humanity now…

[–] indepndnt@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

😭

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 30 points 3 weeks ago

It took me a while to understand this. Jesus, women didn't have many options

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

The inn keeper’s son took an interest in Maggie, and soon she was pregnant.

Things are just getting worse

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago

That drawing is like a classical jumpscare video

[–] failsatfunny@lemm.ee 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

First time?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

Pan shot!

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 10 points 3 weeks ago

Supposedly this sort of thing is why the sentence is "hanged by the neck until dead"