Crime And Punishment In The 1800s
Imagine this; your neighbors next door are the nicest couple you know. They have 3 children and have been married for almost 9 years now. One morning you wake up and pick some vegetables out of your garden. You realize you've grown more than you and your family can eat so you decide to take some to your neighbors house. As you are walking over there you feel like something is different and you realize the kids aren't outside and their field has not been plowed. You walk up to the door, lift your hand, and knock. No answer. You knock again. Finally the door cracks open slowly and their little girls face is standing at the doorway about 3 feet tall. You ask if her mom or dad are home and you stand there in shock as you hear her response. “Mommy
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It may seem as if they were being very dramatic and killing off people. These punishments did not have much of an effect on whether or not the people still committed crimes. People still fought with the court systems and had their own opinions on crime and punishment of this time. I think that you can conclude after reading this paper about crime and punishment in the 1800s that their morals and beliefs are a lot different than ours today. The lower class getting the blame for the crimes are still in people's minds today but not as much as it was back then. Another thing that is coming back today, is the theft and assault rates becoming more threatening. The courts also have a different look on punishments. They were really harsh back then and did not care about your personal values. If you did the crime you paid the price in their opinion. Also the people’s opinions did not really matter but when the courts and police realized that the crime rates were increasing because of the unemployment rate, they started listening to the people. So imagine this. You are that same woman and you are taking your vegetables to your neighbors house. You walk over there and find the same scenario. But what would it be like today? Would the guy be hung or would he get away with it? Well you walk over to find the woman smiling and so you ask where her husband is. She replies with, “He had an affair so he moved out. It will be healthier for the kids and I to not live like that anymore.” You smile, nod your head and give her the bag of vegetables. “If you need anything Ma’am just let me
It may seem as if they were being very dramatic and killing off people. These punishments did not have much of an effect on whether or not the people still committed crimes. People still fought with the court systems and had their own opinions on crime and punishment of this time. I think that you can conclude after reading this paper about crime and punishment in the 1800s that their morals and beliefs are a lot different than ours today. The lower class getting the blame for the crimes are still in people's minds today but not as much as it was back then. Another thing that is coming back today, is the theft and assault rates becoming more threatening. The courts also have a different look on punishments. They were really harsh back then and did not care about your personal values. If you did the crime you paid the price in their opinion. Also the people’s opinions did not really matter but when the courts and police realized that the crime rates were increasing because of the unemployment rate, they started listening to the people. So imagine this. You are that same woman and you are taking your vegetables to your neighbors house. You walk over there and find the same scenario. But what would it be like today? Would the guy be hung or would he get away with it? Well you walk over to find the woman smiling and so you ask where her husband is. She replies with, “He had an affair so he moved out. It will be healthier for the kids and I to not live like that anymore.” You smile, nod your head and give her the bag of vegetables. “If you need anything Ma’am just let me