And on the more chilling and very unusual side of things - not least because lesbian sex was a lot more complicated to judge - a case from 1721, where FW insisted on the death penalty for a woman who had lived as a man, even been a soldier in the War of the Spanish Succession, and had married her partner (see her wiki entry).
Wow, that's terrible but also quite fascinating.
i.e. no ejaculation = crime not completed = no death penalty. FW gave the order that this shouldn't matter, death penalty was possible regardless of ejaculation, and mercy should only depend on his decision.
I... feel like... this is FW (and I guess whoever else was involved in this whole lawmaking process) thinking WAY TOO HARD about the fine points of bestiality :P
which included all the school kids taking part and singing eight hymns.
Who thought this was a good idea?? Oh, right, FW. *facepalm*
Re: Sodomy and Death Penalty. (Again.)
Wow, that's terrible but also quite fascinating.
i.e. no ejaculation = crime not completed = no death penalty. FW gave the order that this shouldn't matter, death penalty was possible regardless of ejaculation, and mercy should only depend on his decision.
I... feel like... this is FW (and I guess whoever else was involved in this whole lawmaking process) thinking WAY TOO HARD about the fine points of bestiality :P
which included all the school kids taking part and singing eight hymns.
Who thought this was a good idea?? Oh, right, FW. *facepalm*