Crime Museum Uncovered
This weekend, I went along to the Crime Museum Uncovered exhibition at the Museum of London. I wasn't really sure what to expect. I guess I was expecting it to be a little bit gruesome and disturbing. It wasn't really either. It was interesting and thought-provoking. One of the first exhibits is a row of nooses, hanging from a beam. In front of each one is little label giving you the name of the person who was hung using the noose. Just beyond is an "Execution Box". A box of the necessary equipment for hanging someone was arranged in a glass case. The hood to go over the head. The weighted bag used to test the noose overnight before the execution. And the noose itself, of course. It's easy to become distanced from execution. Here in the UK, the last capital punishment happened way back in the 60s. And don't believe those people who tell you that you can still be executed in the UK for "murder in a dockyard" or "high treason"