During the Reign of Terror thousands were murdered by guillotine for not siding with or acting on revolutionary ideals. All of the people accused with things like this were given a trial. These trials however, were not conducted fairly whatsoever. A single controversial sentence could get an individual executed. (Document E) Furthermore, the manners in which information was gained were hazy at best. Some might argue that if people were attempting to prop up the monarchy, they deserved the punishment they got. This is incorrect because people do not deserve to be punished for a slip of the tongue or for stating their opinion. This is another reason why the Reign of Terror was heavily unjustified because it is not just to murder innocent people over minimal
During the Reign of Terror thousands were murdered by guillotine for not siding with or acting on revolutionary ideals. All of the people accused with things like this were given a trial. These trials however, were not conducted fairly whatsoever. A single controversial sentence could get an individual executed. (Document E) Furthermore, the manners in which information was gained were hazy at best. Some might argue that if people were attempting to prop up the monarchy, they deserved the punishment they got. This is incorrect because people do not deserve to be punished for a slip of the tongue or for stating their opinion. This is another reason why the Reign of Terror was heavily unjustified because it is not just to murder innocent people over minimal