The purported execution of Thomas Hickey alone was not justified.
- Why was Thomas Hickey executed alone? Where were the co-conspirators? The book, "The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington" by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, indicated that about twelve other Life Guard members were actually implicated in the plot, including other prominent British loyalists.
- A thorough re-examination shows that Thomas Hickey should not have been executed alone. His co-conspirators should have faced the music equally.
- Some have guessed that there was actually no execution of Thomas Hickey for this crime. It was a foil to send out a powerful message to conspirators against the Revolution.
- The message passed was to frighten those who would have chosen to act on the side of the British army, and it worked.
- At the end of the Revolution, George Washington won the victory for the independence of America. And the world has been better for it.
Thus, the singular execution of Thomas Hickey in the plot to kill George Washington, when there were others, was not justified.
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