Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages and Now

In the world, many ways have been invented to punish a person who has
committed a crime or is not liked. Some of the most cruel and barbaric
punishments were carried out in the Middle Ages.
Different punishments had different, unique names. For serious crimes
punishment mostly was torture and death sentences. Gallows, guillotine,
shooting, burning - already known and common methods of execution.
Today I will tell you a few barbaric and less known punishments in the
middle ages.
(Warning: Some of the punishments may be shocking, people with weak
nerves please do not listen)
1. This was inhuman. Anyone who killed a rich or influential person were
punished by Scaphism. It was invented in Persia. The prisoner was given
milk and honey to drink, so he got diarrhea. Then the whole body was
smeared with honey and tied to the boat so that the arms and legs went
over the sides. Due to diarrhea and honey, a person was attacked by
swarms of insects, which literally ate the victim's body. Later, they started
to lay eggs or even breed in it. The body simply rotted and the person
died in pain. Some decades after it became less common because the
honey was just too expensive.
2. Rats. I bet some of you already know this. In the Middle Ages criminals
who mostly used to steal were punished by being eated by rats. Rats
were placed on their stomachs and covered with a bucket. The top of the
bucket was heated by fire, and the rodents would eat their way through
the man's stomach in fear. This took about an hour, if anyone wanted to
make this take longer, they would remove the rats and apply them again
later.
3. Quartering - In England, a relationship with a foreigner was considered
a serious crime worthy of the death sentence. Criminals were publicly
divided into 4 parts. Cut off limbs, head. Cut the body in half, etc. Then
the cut parts were displayed publicly somewhere in the city, for ex. In the
city square.
4. Not all crime were worth death sentences. Drunkenness was punished
by putting a man in baarrel, which he had to wear for 2-3 days.
For spreading rumours, a cage was placed on women's heads, which
prevented them from speaking. They were led like this around the city.
Students would be beaten for misbehaving or breaking the rules. All of
them were laughting-stock
Yes, there was prison but I don’t think it would be interesting if I talked
about that.

A lot has changed since medieval times. But only in 1998 December 31
The death sentence was removed in Lithuania. Some people agree to it
some dont. Now the punishments are monetary, imprisonment,
deprivation of privileges ect. Students get warnings, parents deal with
their teachers. No one gets to beat no one. But one thing remained,
every crime has its punishment and most of the rules must be followed.
(Key word “Most”