10: Who stole grandma’s body?!: The Doctor’s Riots of 1788
Dark History
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The Death Penalty in New York City
The real crime here was not the body snatchers, it was the mob itself. New York City recognized this as an opportunity to pass some big fat penal laws. The doctors in new york honestly just had a really bad reputation for a long time. Once again, a story of people of privilege escaping any of the justice they deserve.
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