Re: Televised execution of criminals
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I meant to suggest that a televised execution would provide a clear example of why it is bad to kill and rape people... and thereby discourage them from doing it.
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That's the theory, but I remember learning in a criminology class that this isn't the case. In general, the people who commit murders do so in the heat of the moment and aren't considering the long-term consequences of their actions. Also, like most criminals while committing crimes, they don't think that they'll get caught.
Oh, and then you'll have the lunatics who will kill simply to get on Fox's "Prime Time Executions". [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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