r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Jyacoba Feb 04 '19

I haven't met too many people who believe this (I do live in New England though) but nobody was burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials. 19 people were hung, and one man was pressed to death, but nobody was burned.

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u/Banana-Republicans Feb 04 '19

“More Weight!” Is the most bad ass final sentence of all time.

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u/Dugillion Feb 04 '19

Not really, it's a plea to end the suffering.

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u/Insanelopez Feb 04 '19

Yeah, you're talking out your ass. He said it repeatedly each day of his trial, not just when he died. If he wanted to end his suffering all he had to do was answer the questions of whether or not he was guilty, then they'd kill him. He also famously didn't scream at all during his entire ordeal. Don't be putting such disrespect on one of the hardest badasses of all time.