If Medieval torturing devices were brought back for criminals would the crime rate decrease because people would be scared to be boiled alive,

Public hangings should come back into being. No more back log. Takes about 5 seconds once they hit the end of that rope to die from the severed spinal cord. There is no greater deterrent for crime than having the other cons clean up the gallows and get it ready for the next guy. Allowing people that commit capital crimes to breath for very long after their sentencing is a waste of time and money.