[SnakeDoctor]

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

[Chickensoup]

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.