On one hand: I think execution can be justified in this case. Whenever you get treason, terrorism, and mass murder all rolled into a single instance, that’s pretty much the ideal circumstances for an execution. I get why there is moral opposition to the concept of execution, but I can’t see any reason why, supposing a system that incorporates capital punishment into its justice system, this would be an inappropriate time to use it.
On the flip side: *live-streamed* execution? Messed up.
If you’ve ever seen death, you know it’s not something that should be marketed as a general spectacle. Live-streaming doesn’t add any additional complications for would be killers, so it’s not an effective deterrent. It’s merely a way to satisfy blood-lust.
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>On one hand: I think execution can be justified in this case. Whenever you get treason, terrorism, and mass murder all rolled into a single instance, that’s pretty much the ideal circumstances for an execution. I get why there is moral opposition to the concept of execution, but I can’t see any reason why, supposing a system that incorporates capital punishment into its justice system, this would be an inappropriate time to use it.
Even if I strongly believe monsters like him ( I won't write his name here ) are fearing rotting anonymously in jail more than execution . My point was not against the execution . **What is wrong is making it a public show** .
"it’s not an effective deterrent"
* On the contrary, it may create a martyr and attract followers.