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Should executions be televised?

In North Korea, when kids get to be 12 or 13, they are forced to attend public executions. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran and Somalia also execute publicly.

The U.S. is #5 on the countries that execute the most.

Given the laws surrounding the death penalty here, should executions be public or aired on television?
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No, it's a savage stone age mentality to do public executions. I don't care what they do in their own country, but showing it to the whole world is a bit too far-fetched. May be they just want the kids over there to learn a lesson of not doing what the ones getting executed did, but I guess it doesn't work that way as people are still getting executed for ages.
Doomflower · 36-40, M
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JarJarBoom · 41-45, F
I mean, most executions are on the internet..but I don't think "Sargento cheese" and "Dominos pizza" is going to be a sponsor to air public executions on TV.
Ynotisay · M
@JarJarBoom "Dominos. Proud sponsor of tonight's last meal."
zerofuks2give · 41-45, M
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No they shouldn't. I fully support the death penalty but I also have compassion for the condemned family
Ynotisay · M
@Harley4Life Good take. It's easy to forget the innocent family members.
@Harley4Life That is a very good point.
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
I think it would help the public better recognize them as a deterrent, behind closed doors they aren't really thought about. I also think they are barbaric and disgusting and that if we moved to public executions, history may repeat and they could become entertainment. If they went that far ... you know this day in age, there would be sponsorships and they'd become commercialized -- that makes my skin crawl visualizing.
Ynotisay · M
@Starcrossed Good comment. Thanks.
ChampagneOnIce · 51-55, F
No. It's barbaric and not a crime deterrent. Our country is already being set back 50 years. I don't want to go back to the Dark Ages.
Nyloncapes · 61-69, M
Have no problem watching scum peadophiles die and I am no sicko, would not be able to harm another child
Ynotisay · M
@Nyloncapes I did some work in drama therapy with pedophiles. They do change. The desire is usually always there but they can learn to control it. And that desire is there because almost all of them were molested when they were kids.
Nyloncapes · 61-69, M
Ynotisay, yes you do seem to find that, most of them were molested as kids, but I honestly think, they are so manipulative, they really very good at saying what you want to hear in the sessions
Ynotisay · M
@Nyloncapes Yep. Manipulation is a big part of most any criminal's life. What I was involved with was getting them to regress to the mindset they would have when they chose to act out. Fantasy was a big part of their lives so it wasn't too hard to get them to that place. At that point it wasn't about them manipulating me. You could see it in their eyes. I worked with some pretty bad people but they're the ones who stood out the most. It was like a light switch. Pretty chilling.
TheGoodGuy · M
It would make a good deterrent for law breakers
Ynotisay · M
@TheGoodGuy But that's not the case in Iran and Iraq. They hold public executions and kill even more than the U.S.
TheGoodGuy · M
@Ynotisay that might be bcoz theres more rules there. For example if usa ran the same rules as iran/iraq im pretty sure the execution rate would b higher in usa
Ynotisay · M
@TheGoodGuy True. But law breakers break laws. Doesn't matter how many or few there are. Guess we should be glad we don't live in China. The law there is a bit more open to interpretation. Probably why they kill thousands every year.
No. While I realise we have no moral claim to being less barbaric than the [b]other[/b] countries that kill their citizens, I'd bet the only people who would watch are sickos who'd "get off" on seeing someone die. 😒
Ynotisay · M
@bijouxbroussard I tend to think you're right.
JuliaP · 41-45, F
Never, and execuctions should be abolished world wide.
Nyloncapes · 61-69, M
Yes for all the peadophiles, who ruin children's life's
S2dio57 · M
Pay per view ?

 
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