Fyrd Punishment

It's painfully simple to complicate the concept, the good and the right limits of "punishment," to the point of sophistry. But let's not. Let's try to keep it as simple as a stick or a stone. Let us, metaphorically at least, utopian as it will seem, say, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." Let's not talk strictly about the Law. Let's talk instead about the Fyrd, and let's talk among ourselves about Punishment.

Love that scene in Pulp Fiction, "I'm gonna get Medieval on your ass."

More at: http://nodhimmitude.blogspot.com/2010/04/punishment.html