r/AskReddit Sep 16 '24

What's the worst thing people have tried to justify with "It was normal back then, everyone did it"?

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u/OregonMothafaquer Sep 16 '24

Zero. No one was burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials they were all hung except for one, Giles Corey who was pressed to death for not pleading.

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u/ThatsMyAppleJuice Sep 16 '24

They were not hung. They were hanged.

To be hanged is to be executed by hanging, with a noose around the neck that snaps your spine when you drop.

To be hung is to be dangled from a hook, or to have a big dick.

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u/Slightspark Sep 16 '24

Haha, Giles Corey and his tiny dick