No kidding, during cholera outbreaks, it wasn't uncommon during the middle ages to blame the Jews. That they were dying of cholera just as fast as everyone else was NEVER noticed.
One might think the folks being held accountable for a cholera outbreak might avoid inflicting it on themselves . . . . .
One might think the folks being held accountable for a cholera outbreak might avoid inflicting it on themselves . . . . .
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.