Public, cable-broadcasted executions

[leftofthedial]

[mike_c]

1. no executions at all-- state sponsored murder is no less evil...

...than the crimes it revenges. Since there is absolutely no evidence that capital punishment is an effective crime deterrent, that leaves revenge as the primary motive for using it. We can do better, I think.

[leftofthedial]

2. sure we can do better, but why start there?

we should try to achieve social and economic justice first. While we're working on that, think of the entertainment value!


















:sarcasm: in case you couldn't tell

[NightWatcher]

4. the death penalty does not work, is applied inconsistently, and is hypocritical

you killed somebody and that's against the law...your punishment- death????

[hlthe2b]

5. ditto........ rendering any response to this poll, meaningless

[Turbineguy]

3. No thanks.

TV is bad enough already.

I would expect Fox to jump on this sort of thing. They always like to take the lead when going downwards.

[LWolf]

6. Nice way to measure devolution.

For the record: no capital punishment period, let alone capital punishment as a spectator sport.

[leftstreet]

7. Would it come with the basic cable package? n/t

[leftofthedial]

16. they'd put it on basic cable for a short time, pretending that deterrence was the rationale,

then, it would move to premium cable, so people would have to borrow money to be able to afford it.

[hlthe2b]

8. Did Geraldo Rivera vote "yes?"

I note we have one in favor.....:eyes:

[lpbk2713]

9. Faux Noise would outbid every other outlet to carry executuions.

They know what their audience likes.

[Wapsie B]

10. For white-collar crimes only.

I'd love to have seen the Enron crooks get the electric chair.

[BlooInBloo]

11. Just to change the oh-so-moral voting pattern: What if the convict...

was convicted of doing unspeakably horrible things to kitty-cats?

[Fumesucker]

12. I'm against the death penalty in all cases..

But if we're going to have executions they should be public.

Let people see what they are getting for their money.

[leftofthedial]

17. I agree with you.

[LuvNewcastle]

13. Lethal injections would be too boring

for jaded American lovers of violence. We would have to bring back hangings and other more barbaric forms of capital punishment to keep people interested.

[leftofthedial]

18. maybe we could reinstate drawing and quartering

[LuvNewcastle]

20. That would be the highest-rated

show on television.

[11 Bravo]

14. Abso-fucking-lutely.

If state sponsored homicide is to be the law of the land, then individuals should be able to see what's being done in their name.

[timeforpeace]

15. Who would you start with?

[leftofthedial]

19. republicans, probably

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. You know, I don;t have to answer it

they SHOULD BE PUBLIC... EVERY EXECUTION should be public.

Before you scream... why do you think they went behind the prison walls? Ever asked yourselves that question? Support for the death penalty was at an all time low... and in order to keep it we needed to make it sterile and GO BEHIND THE WALLS.

So in order to get rid of it, unfortunately we will should make them public and yes, mandatory viewing.

Will they deter a criminal or two? We already know that... but perhaps the horror factor will be enough for the otherwise asleep at the switch population, to demand they stop. All will take is a botched execution or two.

And yes It pains me that somebody will have to suffer, no matter how horrific the crime was. But that is what I fear it will take.

Oh and watch pro death penalty proponents fight ideas like this... after all they might have to watch what they support.

[Xenotime]

22. STOP the fucking killing!!! Why can't we have peace??!

[mitchum]

23. Have two performers wearing plush animal costumes ...

like those found
in theme parks
do slapstick horseplay
buffoonish fighting
shoving each other around
etc
until one of them falls
against an oversized switch
delivering the death jolt
to the condemned
Uh oh!

That would be so cool