Execute Him !!!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:46 am

If there were a public execution being televised, would you watch it ?

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:52 am

yes. i have known a few dead men walking...i wouldn't enjoy it, but if you believe in the death penalty you should have the cojones to watch.

venus · Post by **venus** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:55 am

Im not as brave as you LC not sure l could watch it.

I think there is enough violence on tv as it is!:(

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:59 am

Yep.. I would say controlled death by injection or what ever is much less horrifying than what they put their victims through, it's actually somewhat peaceful.

I agree with LC if your for the death penalty (which I am) you should be able to watch. That being said having them on TV is just as sick as what some of the dogs on death row did to their victims..:-5

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:04 am

i do not advocate public (TV) executions. i simply said i could watch if necessary. the method of lethal injection is not horrific or awful as far as viewing...you should have seen the last few executions we had in the electric chair. they were a bloody mess.

venus · Post by **venus** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:06 am

oh wow did you have to watch LC ( the wow is a ugh wow by the way)

I can see the point, alot of the sickos who have tortured etc get off easy in comparision to thewir victims..

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:11 am

venus wrote: oh wow did you have to watch LC ( the wow is a ugh wow by the way)

I can see the point, alot of the sickos who have tortured etc get off easy in comparision to thewir victims..i did not have to attend, but i saw the prison photos...one guy had his hair go up in flames because some fool forgot to wet the sponge that goes on the head, and one guy spewed blood for several feet. they both deserved exactly what they got. and more than a few took several jolts before they died.

venus · Post by **venus** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:16 am

I think my fear of the death penalty is what if someone you loved were on it and you knew they were innocent!!

But l do have no feelings of sympathy for those evil b******* who kill without remorse , peadophiles should join the que.

There are a great deal of people out there which would be better off never being released from prison.

As an officer of the law l imagine it must be very frustraring if you know teir track record and the fact they are as sure to commit another crime as sure as they are to breathe.

It is in those cases my heart goes out to those stuck with the red tape in the system.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:24 am

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:41 am

ted bundy went sniveling and weeping to his execution. good. and one time i had to sit with a guy who was about to be executed, they are not left alone at that point. it was a long and interesting conversation.

venus · Post by **venus** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:51 am

Ive got to ask did he admit to other crimes..

Is it true many want to get it off their chest before they go

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:57 am

Nomad wrote: If there were a public execution being televised, would you watch it ?

Sure I would watch it. as long as I had nothing better to do at the time.

actionfigurestepho · Post by **actionfigurestepho** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:20 am

Absolutely not. Even if it's a case where such a person deserved it, I think such a thing is kind of a private affair. I'm actually not sure how I feel about the whole death penalty thing. But then, violent crime has never touched the lives of anyone I know. You can actuallly download public executions from services such as limewire, and even the thought of that creeps me the heck out.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:28 am

hotsauce · Post by **hotsauce** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 11:50 am

umm...no.

i have no intrest in watching someone die.

Valerie100 · Post by **Valerie100** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 1:29 pm

No, I wouldn't. I wouldn't want to have to carry that thought or memory with me for the rest of my life. I'd rather not see anyone getting executed.

And wasn't that why three men actually pulled the switches at electrocutions? This way, no one person had to live with the guilt of having pulled the switch, and none of the three executioners actually knew who pulled the fatal one. (I had a teacher in high school that used to work in the prison system, as a teacher, that told the class that one.)

cars · Post by **cars** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 1:40 pm

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:17 pm

Valerie100 wrote: No, I wouldn't. I wouldn't want to have to carry that thought or memory with me for the rest of my life. I'd rather not see anyone getting executed.

And wasn't that why three men actually pulled the switches at electrocutions? This way, no one person had to live with the guilt of having pulled the switch, and none of the three executioners actually knew who pulled the fatal one. (I had a teacher in high school that used to work in the prison system, as a teacher, that told the class that one.)that is NOT true. a myth. however, firing squads would issue one blank bullet so nobody was sure they had shot a man. excecutioners get an average of $150. for the job, and are not upset with it. they carry out the wishes of the state and the people of that state. ...and no Venus, the guy i babysat prior to his execution told me a bunch of self-serving lies. but i did pick his brain about some people i know on death row.

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:59 pm

Would I watch? If it was someone getting axed that had killed one of mine, I'd ask to throw the switch.

But watch just to watch? Nah, I've seen enough violence and gore to last me the rest of my life, thanks.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:10 pm

serendipity

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:19 pm

Nomad wrote: serendipity
Which, in this context, means what, 'zactly?

(HI NOMAD!!!)

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:19 pm

I wouldnt. Im not naive, I know what the world is like but I prefer not to immerse myself in the trash of it. You have a choice about the way your life goes and the people you surround yourself with. If some sick **** gets off on raping or killing innocents thats his world not mine and he will get his just deserve, but I wont be a part of it. Theres too much good in the world to waste it on vermin.

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 6:40 pm

Nomad wrote: If there were a public execution being televised, would you watch it ?

No. And I believe in the death penalty. Just because someone does something that deserves the death penalty, I see no reason why I should have to watch. I wouldn't have anything to do with the dirt bag during life, why should I have something to do with him during his death?

So.... No, I wouldn't watch.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 6:44 pm

ubetta

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:11 pm

roflmao

mominiowa · Post by **mominiowa** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 10:08 pm

Not normally - but I think I would have loved to be able to watch the lady that killed my nephew die ..Yep! I would! - But noooooo--she served her time and was let out because of the Florida system being so full....Ohhhh LC- I sometimes don't know how you keep yourself sain there....maybe I could pay you off to find her and then you'd have enough $$$ to cover all health issues and go to BOTHWELL...........LOL

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:42 am

How many of those of you that said yes could turn on your tv

and watch some woman from a middle eastern country

who has been found guilty of having an affair be stoned to death,

or a hanging in a public square?

PurpleChicken · Post by **PurpleChicken** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:17 am

Nomad wrote: If there were a public execution being televised, would you watch it ?

Nope. Might consider it if they had killed someone close to me, but otherwise I have plenty of other things to do with my time!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:08 am

abbey wrote: How many of those of you that said yes could turn on your tv

and watch some woman from a middle eastern country

who has been found guilty of having an affair be stoned to death,

or a hanging in a public square?i saw several of the videotapes of beheadings, such as Nick Berg's...it made me vomit and cry. and disturbed my sleep for weeks. but that was murder, not a legal homicide. in my work i could be sent to an execution and would simply have to deal with it. i wouldn't be cheering, nor would i be upset. and if the initial question here had to do with execution as entertainment, that would be obscene.

rainbowsmiles · Post by **rainbowsmiles** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:27 pm

I would watch it only if the person were being executed for a crime they committed against my loved ones or dear friends. Otherwise I don't want to see it. I did watch one on the movie "faces of death" once and that was real but it was absolutely disgusting. I don't see the point of watching it unless I'd be getting some personal satisfaction out of it!

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:13 am

Nope there is no way I'd watch an execution on tv. I personally can't see why anyone would want to watch something like that, I mean there is so much violence and death on tv and something like this would top it all off.

I'm also against the death penalty, which thankfully we do not have over here in the UK, and can easily see that remaining the way for a long, long time to come.

Bothwell · Post by **Bothwell** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:36 am

Tafero and Evans were the two that LC referred to and the the pics of Evans are on the web.

Interesting discussion as ever about the DP, as with all these debates I have two equally strong attitudes, I am against the DP per se but if anyting happened to al oved one or when I hear of cruelty meted out to kids I could probably do it myself?

I am glad the electric chair went however, I suppose if the State has to take a life it can do it efficiently, always thought the guillotine was the best, quick and absolutely no doubt.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:52 am

abbey wrote: How many of those of you that said yes could turn on your tv

and watch some woman from a middle eastern country

who has been found guilty of having an affair be stoned to death,

or a hanging in a public square?
They have a series of movies called 'faces of death'. It shows real executions like that. Folks having their heads lopped off by scimitars and the like. Even an old fashioned drawing and quartering. I saw them. Glued to the screen by some twisted, sick fascination of the macabre. How many folks watched the news as the boys from 'black hawk down' were tortured to death and drug through the streets of somalia? And who else saw the execution of the afghanistan lady at the football pitch because her ankles were showing under her burkha? The tube and screen allows us to disassociate ourselves to these things. We watch as 'peepers'. anonymous and in the dark. We all have a dark side to our psyche. The public parties at Tyburn attest to our fascination with such things. Just saw a show on tv about the executioners of France, the workers of 'madame guillotine'. It's the reason why the london dungeons are such a tourist attraction. People are fascinated by torture and death.........especially someone elses!

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:03 am

Raven wrote: People are fascinated by torture and death.........especially someone elses!

Very true that Raven. I personally can't see the fascination behind such things, but then some people just enjoy watching pain and suffering on tv.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:18 am

chrisb84uk wrote: Very true that Raven. I personally can't see the fascination behind such things, but then some people just enjoy watching pain and suffering on tv.
It's taken reams of pages to try to explain why we hold such fascination with death and dying. It's morbid and macabre, yet it's throughout all of our histories. Take the roman colosseum for example. hehehehe Freud tried to convince us it was repressed sexual desires. But how does THAT explain the attrocities of the nazi death camps? And the medical experimentation that went on there? Chris, there is a bit of Dr. Frankenstein in us all.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:30 am

Raven wrote: It's taken reams of pages to try to explain why we hold such fascination with death and dying. It's morbid and macabre, yet it's throughout all of our histories. Take the roman colosseum for example. hehehehe Freud tried to convince us it was repressed sexual desires. But how does THAT explain the attrocities of the nazi death camps? And the medical experimentation that went on there? Chris, there is a bit of Dr. Frankenstein in us all.

Well personally I'm not really a fan of history, so I can't say I have an interest in the history and reasoning behind many of the attrocities that have sadly graced our lands. Though I can understand why people do, I know that my dad enjoys watching old documentries on World Wars 1 and 2, as he enjoys learning more about them and trying to get behind the minds of those involved. The thing that gets me is more enjoyment out of watching death rather than the intrigue aspect. I too like to ocassionally watch those medical documentries that look into finding the killers of people. But I don't like what movies now portray with all this slaughter and death just for entertainment viewing. Of course this is just my view, and perhaps my age has something to do with it, I don't know, but that's just my opinion.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:46 am

LOL! if history teaches us one thing........it's that we never learn anything from history! The point I was trying to make is that we, the human race, have a dark side. Each of us carries the ability to do evil or to do good. The good is the reason we go on. We each are capable of the vilest acts. It's just the human condition. We can be inspired to the heights or the depths. Dante's inferno is a good example of one man trying to make sense of this. We feel the need to punish evil doers. But what if the evil doing is state sanctified? Then you most probably have the decay of that state. I.e. Rome or Nazi germany. So what is it that inspires the heights? Like Michaelangelo' s sisteen chapel ceiling? Fear of the depths? My point is.......mankind has been trying to work out this very question since we discovered we could draw on cave walls!:-6

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:53 am

Well I can't disagree with what u say, I agree that each of us has a dark side and is able to perform horrid acts should we wish. Perhaps I'm just speaking from my own young person's perspective, who has little knowledge of the past history of the world.