Witch hunting?

Question

I read that in the middle ages, if a woman was suspected of being a witch, the rest of the women in the village would "scratch her to death" How the hell do you go about scratching someone to death. Yeah a scratch hurts but it doesn't kill ya!!!

Answer 1

Actually, a little scratch CAN kill you, if an infection sets in.

But that's not what we're talking about.

Have you ever heard of the mob mentality? Get a large group of people, in this case women, whip them up into a fury, and set them loose.

One enraged woman could easily scratch another to death; multiply that number and it would be a piece of cake.

Answer 2

i think you have been grossly misinformed. there were with hunts, and the victims were subjected to torture and painful deaths. there were things ranging from the infamous 'burning at the stake'to the lesser known 'bobbings' in which a suspected witch was tied up then thrown into the water to see if she floated. there were also 'prickings' in which a woman was pricked all over to find the spot where she didnt bleed (the supposed sign of being a witch). nobody was scratched to death, but im sure it is possible if it hits a major artery

Answer 3

Get a group of fearful, simple minded people. Use the fear of God and use the words satanic and Ungodly and you have yourself a savage and brutal exacution. Sometimes they would dunk a witch in a lake and if they survived, they were a witch and burned at the stake. If they drowned they innocent. What type of fuking trail that?.

Answer 4

Its called skinning someone alive dufus

It sin scratched off and then the top layer of muscell

Read this

http://members.lycos.co.uk/witchen/torchermethods.html

Answer 5

You set a bunch of irrate women loose and they'd manage it - no problemo!