Get It Right

Believing...
The publication of capital punishment would be a great way to earn money and possibly help stop crimes. Think about it. Privatization of executions charges a small fee and most of the public does not see what is going on. If, however, the execution was done in a stadium and people were charged a high price; the state could make a huge profit from it. The Romans did it with gladiators and that would fill the coliseum up with eager people to see criminals of some kind fight to the death. With the publication of executions this would bring embarrassment to the criminal and with people seeing how embarrassed he is this would bring fear to those who wish to commit such a heinous crime. They would not want to feel like the criminal being executed and bring shame to their family for which the will be ridiculed for having a criminal family member.

Doubting...
Are we Barbarians? Selling tickets to a criminals executing and it being in a stadium is sick. Yes back in the Roman times they had gladiator fights but people still continued to steal, kill, and what not. Who is to say that, even with this way of executing prisoners, that crime will slow down. We are turning murderers into stars when we do this. Then you will get the people who say, "Wow, I want to be just like him." Killing someone is not something to be glorified. It is something that should just be delt with quick and privately. Private executions also puts less stress and embarassment on the family. It would be easier for them to have some 10 to 15 people watch rather than a stadium full of people.