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TIL of this legend... (infosec.pub)
submitted 6 days ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/historymemes@lemmy.world
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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 111 points 6 days ago (2 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 68 points 6 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 7 points 5 days 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 6 days ago

That drawing is like a classical jumpscare video

[–] failsatfunny@lemm.ee 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

First time?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 6 days ago

Pan shot!

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 10 points 5 days ago

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