Re: Televised execution of criminals
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I would consider having public executions to be beneficial.
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As another level of negative reinforcement, you mean?
In the case of something like 9/11, I don't see anything wrong with televising an execution. This guy 'executed' thousands of people, and the media televised that for the better part of the last four years.
Tit for tat.
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It may also be psychologically beneficial for the families of victims to see.
edit:....or not.
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