For a side project have been reading lots of Dark Ages history lately. What stands out is an individual’s expectation of sudden death from many causes was much more common then. This beggars the question: Has modern civilization somehow misinterpreted the lowered nominal death rate so it artificially applies to criminals and their actions, too?
17. Tamquam:

……different ways in which the Chinese and the North Koreans treated American prisoners of war.

Interesting subject. Could you amplify or do we need to read the book?