Multiple Choice
In colonial America,a pickpocket might have had a hand cut off as punishment.Why was this particular method of punishment chosen?
A) The hand is a part of the body that can usually be safely amputated without risk of infection.
B) It was easy and convenient.
C) It was considered symbolically appropriate to remove the part of the body most directly connected with the crime.
D) It was considered one of the most painful punishments that could be administered.
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