Judges all over the world have been following the tradition of breaking a pen’s nib after passing a death sentence ever since there have been legal courts. Do you know, however, why they do it?
After delivering the verdict, judges all over the world turn to this action for a variety of reasons.
The act of breaking the nib is symbolic. The purpose of this is to ensure that the pen that was used to sign the person’s life away will never be used to do so again.
In general, imposing a death sentence is the last resort measure for dealing with extremely antisocial acts that cannot be stopped by any other means.
In order to get rid of the contaminated pen, the nib is broken (having ordered the death of an individual). The presiding judge performs this act in order to distance himself or herself from the verdict and the associated guilt.
Once a judgment has been drafted and signed, judges typically lack the authority to revoke it. As a result, the nib is also damaged, making it unlikely that the judge will second-guess their decision.
Breaking the pen used to execute a death sentence expresses the sorrow and pain of the act, which is occasionally necessary.
