Children who worked long hours in the textile mills became very tired and found it difficult to maintain the speed required by the overseers. Children were usually hit with a strap to make them work...
This is based on personal opinion. It depends if you think a painless death is bad, and if the person getting it deserves it or not. Murderer = deserves it.
It's a punishment for people who didn't obey the rules. Here is How it works: If you did some thing wrong, they tie you up on to a log and then put your entire body down the cold water. If you did a...