So, I know where there was a gallows in from the 1700 and 1800s, is it true that hanging attracted large crowed?
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And now we have reality shows...ivan salis said:folks have always been drawn to bloodshed and uglyness * watching folks get killed and eatten by lions --human vs human fights to the death ( in old roman times)-- many humans by nature are often drawn to watch such things , humans often like "drama" and watching others suffer or to see "justice" done to the wicked * --plus if one had a "bad seed" kid --what better way to "scare" him straight? than to see where the living "bad life" winds you up at?
yes hanging were a "big" deal ---and of course folks did hawk their wares --food and drink to the crowd prior to the hanging (since very few could eat afterward--it was not a pretty sight to see a person hung )