Great Fire of Hanyang (7)

An internet sage once assessed the death penalty like this.

'Even if the death penalty is never carried out, its very existence as the maximum punishment under the law has the effect of deterring budding criminals.'

I agree with him.

Even if executions are not carried out, the death penalty definitely makes rotten bastards intent on committing crimes think twice before doing something bad, whether it is murder or theft.

Of course, I have no idea how much of a crime-prevention effect the death penalty had on the arsonists brought here...

Still, after seeing how the fellow dragged out before him gets worked over for not giving a proper answer, his thoughts will change considerably.

An enormous scream erupted from the mouth of the man I was applying the leg stocks to.

"Aaaaaaaaaagh!"

At the sound, all the composure remaining on the arsonists' faces vanished.

They say that even animals tremble when they stand before a slaughterhouse, knowing they are about to die. These men were worse than beasts, but seeing their companion tortured seemed to make them finally realize what sort of situation they were in...