No, but this is unprecedented for a developed country.
Yes, they were eventually cleared. Great. Some doubts remain but it cannot be proved beyond all reasonable doubt that they were witches. Not guilty!
Yes, they were eventually cleared. Great. Some doubts remain but it cannot be proved beyond all reasonable doubt that they were witches. Not guilty!
I'm embarrassed by the anti-science positions taken in the US but those are hardly the same magnitude
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Monnett
Here's some original material:
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/polar_be...