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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Pennsylvania Decapitalizes Robbery, Burglary, Sodomy and Buggery

In 1790 they reduced these from capital crimes to forfeiture of all property and ten years at hard labor.
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3 comments:

  1. SebastianJanuary 28, 2014 at 9:32 PM

    For a long time I thought buggering was just British slang. Had no idea it was a legal term.

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  2. Clayton CramerJanuary 29, 2014 at 8:56 AM

    See http://www.claytoncramer.com/primary/primary.html#SodomyLaws for a detailed history of buggery laws.

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  3. MinicaptJanuary 29, 2014 at 5:41 PM

    And then:
    http://blazingcatfur.blogspot.ca/2014/01/new-jersey-man-crashes-into-fried.html

    Cheers

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