In colonial america, a pickpocket might have had a hand cut off as punishment. why was this particular method of punishment chosen?

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02-11-2017
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In colonial america, a pickpocket might have had a hand cut off as punishment. why was this particular method of punishment chosen?

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Kalahira Kalahira · Answer 1 · 2017-11-14T17:09:50+01:00

Kalahira Kalahira

14-11-2017

It was a manner of symbolic punishment. Since the hand was the offending part that led to the crime, it was felt that it was appropriate to remove this as a way of deterring the person from doing the same thing in the future.

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