Wizarding justice (was use of unforgivable curses)

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No: HPFGUIDX 33797

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "christi0469" <christi0469 at h...> wrote:
> --- 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.

There may be other spells that are fatal other than the UC's. For example, 
you might conjure a washing machine or a large safe over an 
opponent's head. Wizard farmers or butchers may have a charm that 
scalds, srapes, skins, and eviscerates a pig, plus deviding it up into 
proper cuts for the meat market. This would no doubt be fatal to the
pig (or human). Hopefully, one would kill the pig or render it 
unconscious befor casting the spell. From the kitchen, one might find 
a charm that debones chickens for a'la king(also likely fatal to the 
chicken).
 
Of the UC's, Imperius should be sufficient to make an arrest, without 
AVARA. In fact, I scarcely understand why Imperius is an UC.

Tex