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IMHO executions should be open to the public. The people ultimately responsible for these deaths are the people who voted for [politicians who support] the dea
by lisper 5y ago
IMHO executions should be open to the public. The people ultimately responsible for these deaths are the people who voted for [politicians who support] the death penalty. They should be able to see what their votes have wrought.
- kyleee 5y agoWould you be upset if people showed positive emotion at the execution (cheers, etc.; think murder victim's family) Executions have a long history of being a public event and fun/exciting/scratching a human morbid itch and satisfying cravings for justice (putting aside the innocence / false positive question for a moment) and I think a contemporary audience may exhibit some of the same historical reactions and behaviors
- lisper 5y ago> Would you be upset if people showed positive emotion at the execution I would be disappointed. I would also be surprised. I think there's a reason executions aren't public any more, and I think it's because we have largely evolved beyond the point where most of us can take pleasure from watching another person die. I think this is the reason that the reality of industrial meat production is such a closely guarded secret. If people knew what happened behind those closed doors they'd eat a lot less meat.