A perfect example of people moving with the times.
A very profound decision not to burn witches, although it no doubt had little effect on the population at the time, the forward thinking of those in power was quite amazing.
Can you imagine the problems if we still burnt witches? These are not usually nubile young ravers so beloved of you Sun readers, but wizened old crones with dodgy teeth and copious quantities of mercury and the like filling the cavities.
So it is ecological not to burn witches, replacing withches is also a difficult task which consumes a lot of energy and rescources. Far better to retain those witches and try to get them to channel their powers into a more beneficial line. A bit like that which was attempted with May and Farage.
It's a pity that the rehabilitation has such poor results, but at least the good ladies are not polluting the environment with couldron rinsings.
AB