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Bring Back Public Executions?
Posted by Wallace+
Perhaps you saw the column in the RTD, "Why Not Bring Back Public Executions?" by an English professor in Texas, John M. Crisp. When I first saw the header, my immediate response was, "Because we're not barbarians." Having gotten past that initial (emotional) response I went on to read the piece. I'd recommend it to you.
Another thought, to be read after the column:
My initial response is precisely his point, of course. Capital punishment is barbaric, and no less so because we keep the cameras out of the room. Indeed, possibly more so because we keep the cameras out of the room.
And, in case there's any question; that is, in case anyone missed the irony: no, I don't think there should be public executions; nor do I think Mr. Crisp believes that either. It's not that we should start public executions; it's that we should stop all executions.
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