[–] BigMatteson 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Stocks and tar-and-feather for small social stuff, gallows or guillotines for bigger stuff. I'm also in favor of lynch mobs.
[–] anotherdamnartist 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
The colosseum has been greatly mischaracterized by modern media as only a place of death. It was chiefly a place of entertainment. "The Colosseum....was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles....animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology." The executions were like half-time shows, not the main reason it existed. It was for theatre, feats of strength, skills, etc.
[–] uvulectomy 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
No. No spectacle. That's for barbarians like the muslims.
"Normal" capital crimes: hanging or decapitation.
Things like treason, kiddy-fiddling, unrelenting corporate greed at the expense of others? Scaphism.