Thomas(Small Crime) by Emelyn Guild https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m en-us 2018-12-12 17:06:32 UTC 2024-12-16 09:56:55 UTC hello@padlet.com After four days without food or water, Thomas dies in his cell. s_emelyn_guild https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938352 2018-12-12 17:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938352 Thomas is returned to the jail, and being too poor to pay for anyone on the outside to bring him food, is forced to watch the prisoners of higher social standing live in comfort. s_emelyn_guild https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938354 - Prisoners forced to pay for own supplies while in jail
- Poor could not afford it
- Nobles thrived in jails]]> 2018-12-12 17:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938354 He is taken out of prison to endure his public humiliation. This entails being whipped through the streets by a following constable while onlookers watch and laugh. s_emelyn_guild https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938355 - Public punishments/executions = entertainment 
- Common people especially could not afford to see plays (Hinds 69)]]> 2018-12-12 17:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938355 The woman comes forward later and reveals that Thoma stole more than two shillings from her- a crime punishable by public beating. s_emelyn_guild https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938356 - Stealing more than one shilling = felony (Robbins 120).]]> 2018-12-12 17:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938356 Thomas is sentenced to two days in the pillory for cut pursing, and is then placed in jail when it is discovered that he is also in debt. s_emelyn_guild https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938357 - Jails mostly reserved for debtors
- Debter = owes person or place money
- No defined amount]]> 2018-12-12 17:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938357 Unfortunately, the woman catches him and the head of the town is called to apprehend him. s_emelyn_guild https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938358 - No organized police force]]> 2018-12-12 17:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938358 Thomas approaches a woman who has had her attention captured by something outside the open door of the cathedral. Thomas draws out a knife and quickly slices a hole in the bag of coins the woman carries. s_emelyn_guild https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938359 -"Cut pursing" one of most common crimes (Robbins 120).
- Involved cutting open a coin bag to steal money from another person]]> 2018-12-12 17:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938359 A crowd has gathered inside St. Paul's Cathedral, and a thin man dressed in rags can be seen strolling casually through the mass of people. He is impoverished and goes by the name of Thomas. s_emelyn_guild https://padlet.com/s_emelyn_guild/u0mgt9r28s7m/wish/313938362 - St. Paul's Cathedral ... most common site of pick-pocketing and thievery
- Overcrowding in cities = large class of poor
-Stealing ... only means of survival

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