Quote:
Originally Posted by starseed
Could that simply be nurture rather than nature?
Looking back at the societies of the first nations, there were some cultures that were rather violent, but the majority were peaceful and lived harmoniously without the rule of 'law' as we define it. Like I quoted earlier, their more primitive culture seemed to be far more fair and enlightened than the much more advanced Europeans. As Brant said, they had no prisons or dungeons.
|
The Irquios for example were tremendously violent and fought large scale bloody wars against each other.
The Souix (sp?) had a fairly bloody history as well.
Their system of crime and punishment was dealt with fairly harshly, for the most part either with banishment which usually meant a long lingering death or with executions.