Titel: Lynching in Sweden
Skrivet av: Jojje Lintrup skrivet 1999-07-01, 09:38
The death penalty, by decapitating, in Sweden was eliminated 1921, but was left in the war laws until the 60:s (I think). Nowadays Sweden and Swedes are very much against killing as a punishment. The Swedish law of 1734 punished adultery with death, and even small crimes (among the poor) could lead to decapitating and burning and other nasty things (some thievs got the hand chopped of before the head)...