This statement is likely from a historical document related to laws or regulations governing the punishment and control of slaves in the past. It reflects a harsh and oppressive approach to maintaining authority over enslaved individuals through forms of physical punishment like whipping, cropping (cutting off parts of the body), or branding.
This statement is most likely from a historical document or law related to slavery in the United States, particularly in the 18th or 19th century when such punishments were common.
A slave code
The most likely source of the statement is a primary source document related to laws or regulations governing slavery in a specific historical context, such as a slave code or plantation rule book. These types of documents were often used to define the treatment and punishment of enslaved individuals.
The quote "Where any slave shall be guilty of running away, it shall be lawful for any person or persons to apprehend and deliver such slave to the owner, and that the said owner shall have full power and authority to get, or recover, his said slave by proving his property" was from a 1705 Virginia colonial law called the Virginia Slave Code. It was one of the early legal codes that regulated the institution of slavery in the American colonies.
The preposition in the sentence is "of." It shows the relationship between "guilty" and "charges" by indicating what he was found guilty of.
A slave code
This statement is most likely from a historical document or law related to slavery in the United States, particularly in the 18th or 19th century when such punishments were common.
The quote "Where any slave shall be guilty of running away, it shall be lawful for any person or persons to apprehend and deliver such slave to the owner, and that the said owner shall have full power and authority to get, or recover, his said slave by proving his property" was from a 1705 Virginia colonial law called the Virginia Slave Code. It was one of the early legal codes that regulated the institution of slavery in the American colonies.
whipping my granddaughter, I was told by DHR i was in the right, but I haven`t whipped her since.
Why, that man is no more guilty than the man in the moon.
No contest.
Because Henry the 8th was so powerful , and so naughty , he could not be punished. So instead , to punish Henry and make him guilty, they punished his servants , called whipping boys. (because they were boys) That made them weaker to do Henry's jobs.
If the police and the prosecuting attorney can't prove you are guilty the case gets thrown out, innocent until proven guilty. As far as your written statement, you would have to explain some reason why you would lie (you were coerced by the police, drunk, someone paid you)
Murderers on death row may feel guilty about their crimes. The only way to know is if they release a statement showing remorse.
In Dante's Inferno, Jason is placed in the eighth circle of Hell, specifically in the first bolgia (pouch) of the Malebolge (ditch). He is among the sinners guilty of seduction and corruption, condemned to endure continuous whipping by demons.
President Nixon stated that Charles Manson was "guilty, directly or indirectly. Charles's lawyer asked for a mistrial because of this statement.
As far as I know, blacks got the same punishments as white people. Blacks were tons more likely to get them. It included whipping, hanging, etc...