It was often a form of limited outlawry, pretty much anything but sexual assault was allowed. It was a very common execution type in England at one point, but they would use something else for anyone they thought might have a public following, like leaders of rebellion, etc. Basically let the people set the punishment, sometimes they just threw rotten vegetables, sometimes they just let you sit in a stress position in the sun, sometimes the beat you and snapped your neck.
Stockades we a low to high level punishment.
It was often a form of limited outlawry, pretty much anything but sexual assault was allowed. It was a very common execution type in England at one point, but they would use something else for anyone they thought might have a public following, like leaders of rebellion, etc. Basically let the people set the punishment, sometimes they just threw rotten vegetables, sometimes they just let you sit in a stress position in the sun, sometimes the beat you and snapped your neck.