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We should flay Musk

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The pit has a medieval roots, I think he belongs in a pit.

[–] Dingus_Khan@hexbear.net 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I know they'd be misused by our current judicial system and end up being bad, but: shame based punishments. If white collar criminals getting a slap on the wrist also included being put in the stocks for a few days so everyone can tell them how awful they are I think that'd be an improvement

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Put Musk in the stocks and use his money to fund crates of rotten veggies to throw at him. He can come out when all of his money has been spent and all of the veggies have been thrown at him

[–] Areyouseriousdotard@lemm.ee 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My dream is Elon tarred and feathered.

I want Elon tarred and feathered, and Matthew Miller drawn and quartered

[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He would die of old age before the money would run out

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

As part of the punishment he must be kept alive until every last dollar has been spent. His money can be used on life extension research as well for the purposes of this specifically and all research must be made public

[–] TheDrink@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago

These do sometimes still happen, at least in Amerikkka. It normally takes the form of a person standing outside the courthouse holding I sign saying "I littered" or whatever.

[–] khizuo@hexbear.net 17 points 2 days ago

None of them, lol.

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No but my favorite bit joke punishment for a lot of ghouls is the old Korean punishment of rolling them up in a dirty straw mat and beating them with sticks until the mat's clean.

[–] blight@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago

I actually think it’d be really funny to do this in minecraft

[–] Carcharodonna@hexbear.net 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"The Melon Helm of Wisdom" - This was basically a punishment for giving bad advice. The guilty party would have a hollowed-out melon placed on their head, with holes cut for their eyes and mouth. They had to walk around the village giving advice to people while pretending to be "The Wise Melon Sage" and be a target of public ridicule. Villagers would often pelt the Melon Sage with smaller melons to show their disapproval.

EDIT: Oh I just saw the Musk comment and thought this was just a general question. For Musk specifically, look up "scaphism".

[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Tomato throwing by pre-contact Europeans. American media assures me this definitely existed

[–] NewOldGuard@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

Whenever I wake up with a crick in my back I joke to my partner that I want a medieval stretching rack in our bedroom to straighten it out

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The brazen bill, except instead of roasting himhim I a. Bronze bull we just put him in a cyber truck and send it software updates.

[–] DickFuckarelli@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Blood Eagle! Blood Eagle! Blood Eagle!

[–] CrawlMarks@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't like the rascist connotation it has picked up lately. It feels like a mixroagression to do that too someone.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago

Oh shit how did they make the blood eagle worse?

Eternal reminder you can have as many runic tattoos as you want but you have to cut them off of the Nazi yourself.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago

Not medieval but keelhauling for billionaires should happen

[–] cmhickman358@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

Only for people of Musk's level of shittiness I propose the Breaking Wheel

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The mongolians used to put people under the floor that they would dance and party on, slowly crushing them to death.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That was because of their blood taboo where the blood of nobles (or really anybody) should never be shed or seen, so they elected to kill nobles in ways that avoided bloodshed.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

I am even more convinced we should bring this back

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 9 points 2 days ago

You’re telling me he’s unflayed?

Well, I know this isn't medieval, but it could've happened once in the further past (blackleg: strikebreaker)

They rub wet clay in the blackleg's face,

And around the heaps they run a footrace

To catch the blackleg miner.

And even down near the Seghill mine,

Across the way they stretch a line

To catch the throat, to break the spine

Of the dirty blackleg miner.

They grabbed his duds, his picks as well,

And they hoy them down the pit of hell,

Down you go, we pay you well,

You dirty blackleg miner.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I know there is no historical evidence of it but Iron Maiden sounds good enough

https://youtu.be/9VF8TBXlzwA

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[–] Areyouseriousdotard@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago

Hung and quartered? I miss the old tarred and feathered.

[–] Deinonychus@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

I want to cut off his balls and stick them in his mouth

[–] GommunismVillVin@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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