[FreedomPoster]

We used to hang horse thieves. This was in recognition of the great cost and necessity of good transportation, and the need to highly discourage the behavior.

[2CAVTrooper]

In Texas it’s still legal to hang horse thieves.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

200 years ago petty criminals would be publicly tortured. If they did something serious, like steal from a church, they would be drowned or strangled.

[Desron13]

"We used to hang horse thieves. This was in recognition of the great cost and necessity of good transportation, and the need to highly discourage the behavior."

Yup, the good old days. Remember when banks would put out bounties on bank robbers. Wanted Dead or Alive. Preferably the former. It really kept the thieves on their toes.