an hardly be credible under the circumstances. Confessionsobtained under torture hardly counts as true evidence. A victim would say anything toescape a painful death (312). The voluntary confessions came from “half-demented oldwomen,” or people who would today be labeled as, “hysterical or psychotic,” (312). In conclusion, the Salem witch trials were not righteous in any sense. Peoplewere swayed by fear of God and the devil and essentially lost all foresight in the process. Innocent people were killed due to the cruel accusations of jealous or hateful neighborslooking for someone to blame. In essence, there was little to no concrete evidence tosupport the capital punishments held in 1692....
