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To: myknowledge

I would say no. I don’t really see any upside on the crime prevention/ deterrent front ... and all it will do is foster prurient, reality-tv interest in the crowd. The death penalty is a necessary evil, but I don’t see any reason to make it a spectacle.

SnakeDoc


4 posted on 02/11/2010 8:24:01 PM PST by SnakeDoctor (When you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.)
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To: SnakeDoctor
The death penalty has always been a spectacle, from Roman coliseum to crosses to guillotines to hangings.

I actually think it is a good idea. Nothing like seeing people hang dead for a while to let it sink it, that dead is dead, not acting, not made up and pretty in the casket.

12 posted on 02/11/2010 8:31:30 PM PST by Chickensoup (We have the government we deserve. Is our government our traitor?)
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