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As to the fate of the aboriginal peoples in Tasmania (possibly the "Condemned man" was a metaphor for aborigines), they were not all killed immediately; many died of diseases brought by the Europeans for which the aborigines had not resistance. This slow death is alluded to in the story: "You see, it's not supposed to kill right away," the Officer said. "The injustice of the process and the inhumanity of the execution were beyond doubt" the author writes, and indeed the inhumanity of colonizing and killing native peoples is obvious given historical context.
The entire scene that unfolds before the consciousness of the reader is cruel, twisted, bizarre and...
And the author uses the mechanics of this awful machine as part of the barren harsh landscape to build a case for inhumanity and offer the unbelievably torturous situation for condemned men who had done nothing seriously against the order of the day.
"Because of its silent working, the machine did not really attract attention," the author writes. The dirty dealings that went on in Tasmania when the Europeans (British) swept in to colonize the continent were not attracting much attention either, because of course all the action was far away from "civilization."
The final paragraphs offer more landscape setting images, adding to the confining, stark and hideous theme established earlier in the story. "On the ground floor of the house was a deep, low room, like a cave, with smoke-covered walls and ceiling," the author explains. A cave is the perfect image for the dreary inhumane and hideously cruel situation in this story.
Britain, Australia The concept of transportation as a punishment for criminals dates back to before the establishment of the Australian colonies. The first British law establishing transportation as a means of dealing with criminals was the Transportation Act of 1718. This imposed sentences of transportation to the American Colonies for offences seen as too serious to be adequately punished by whipping but not serious enough to merit the death penalty. The
There are, for example, great differences among states regarding the way in which these systems are managed and the rights and responsibilities of officers for both sectors of the legal system. In New Jersey, the goal of probation is to promote the reintegration of offenders into the community, while encouraging a responsible, law-abiding lifestyle for such a person (New Jersey Courts, 2013). In total, probation officers are responsible for more
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