Monday, May 1, 2017
Pirate Punishments
Pirates were very physical and encountered in numerous different punishments. Many people think that mythical punishments such as "walking the plank" are true. However, they are quite wrong pirates engaged in rather a more terrifying punishments. Pirates depending on what they did and the ships ruled had several different punishments that they could choose from. Often choosing marooning, keelhauling, dunking, hanging, and more. The ultimate for of punishment of a pirate whom was convicted was to be hung. The act of using confinement as a punishment wasn't brought to attention until after the American Revolution.
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