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<blockquote data-quote="RainOfSteel" data-source="post: 5645718" data-attributes="member: 24460">People who displayed skills of &quot;magic&quot; in medieval Europe were burned at the stake, if they weren't killed during capture first.The fox, wolf, and dog getting along would send all sorts of alarm bells ringing in the minds of superstitious commoners, and local priests and lords.The whole CSI: Medieval Europe aspect, I just don't understand that.&nbsp; Justice, evidence, and procedures as we understand them in modern world simply don't exist back then.&nbsp; Justice is often whatever the lord or priest, or a shouting mob, says it is.There aren't many punishments, and imprisonment is almost never used except for special prisoners who can be ransomed.&nbsp; Maiming or execution are used for serious crimes, and backbreaking labor for less serious crimes.If you can get yourself tried in front of a priest, for serious crimes, you may be assigned to give up all your worldly possessions and travel in poverty on foot all the way to the Holy Land and back on pilgrimage.&nbsp; If your crimes are especially bad, you might be assigned to walk it several times. Modern evidentiary standards simply do not exist.&nbsp; Testimony is the king of evidence and if some well-respected local has it in for you, his lies will probably be believed over your truth.Outsiders who stumble along and try to interfere with local criminal affairs are, I think, most likely to be caught up in them.&nbsp; As outsiders, they become convenient scapegoats for local officials who might not want to pin crimes they've found out were committed by their friends or family.&nbsp; Or worse, to have local officials with feathers ruffled by &quot;johnny come lately&quot;.Despite me not getting it, there is an entire series of books regarding medieval murder mysteries you may want to take a look at:<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cadfael_Chronicles" target="_blank">The Cadfael Chronicles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="RainOfSteel, post: 5645718, member: 24460"] People who displayed skills of "magic" in medieval Europe were burned at the stake, if they weren't killed during capture first. The fox, wolf, and dog getting along would send all sorts of alarm bells ringing in the minds of superstitious commoners, and local priests and lords. The whole CSI: Medieval Europe aspect, I just don't understand that. Justice, evidence, and procedures as we understand them in modern world simply don't exist back then. Justice is often whatever the lord or priest, or a shouting mob, says it is. There aren't many punishments, and imprisonment is almost never used except for special prisoners who can be ransomed. Maiming or execution are used for serious crimes, and backbreaking labor for less serious crimes. If you can get yourself tried in front of a priest, for serious crimes, you may be assigned to give up all your worldly possessions and travel in poverty on foot all the way to the Holy Land and back on pilgrimage. If your crimes are especially bad, you might be assigned to walk it several times. Modern evidentiary standards simply do not exist. Testimony is the king of evidence and if some well-respected local has it in for you, his lies will probably be believed over your truth. Outsiders who stumble along and try to interfere with local criminal affairs are, I think, most likely to be caught up in them. As outsiders, they become convenient scapegoats for local officials who might not want to pin crimes they've found out were committed by their friends or family. Or worse, to have local officials with feathers ruffled by "johnny come lately". Despite me not getting it, there is an entire series of books regarding medieval murder mysteries you may want to take a look at: [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cadfael_Chronicles]The Cadfael Chronicles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url] [/QUOTE]

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