Wizarding justice (was use of unforgivable curses)

[christi0469]

No: HPFGUIDX 33788

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Edblanning at a... wrote:
>> Sirius had a trial, as Dumbledore testified at it. I should have 
thought that 
> from the wizarding point of view, if anyone qualified for a kiss, 
it was him, 
> given the number of people he was supposed to have killed.
> 
 Sorry, but I have to correect you on that point. "Oh, I know Crouch 
all right" [Sirius] said quietly. "He was the one who gave the order 
fir me to be sent to Azkaban-without a trail." Dumbledore was 
present a Karkaroff and Bagman's trails, and testified at the trial 
of Barty Crouch, Jr./Lestranges/?. I'm guessing that there is no 
death penalty in the british wizarding community (is there a death 
penalty in Britain?). Aurors were empowered to use the unforgivable 
curses in carrying out their duties, presumably as a last resort. We 
are told that Moody always tried to bring DEs in alive and would 
only kill them if he had no choice. And being kissed by a dementoer 
would be worse than death, so even wizards who wanted revenge for 
the reign of terror might be reluctant to call for it.

Respectfully, Christi