Va officials soft on crime, pardon witch 9033
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/10/AR2006071000495....
by bbq_ribs
Wed Jul 12th, 2006 11:11pm
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The Witch of Pungo is no longer a witch. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine on Monday gave an informal pardon to Grace Sherwood, who 300 years ago became Virginia's only person convicted as a witch tried by water.
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With 300 years of hindsight, we all certainly can agree that trial by water is an injustice.
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