Could you watch an execution?

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Watching a film and there’s an execution and of course there’s people sitting behind the glass watching and it made me think, could I watch it?

I don’t think I could. Even if they murdered someone I loved very much, I’m not sure I could sit there and watch someone else die.

But then others say it can bring a sense of closure to them.

What about you?

This is me as well. Im pretty sure I could watch one but I would never want to.

That wasn’t public. The last public one was 1939.

Yes if they had killed one of my people.

Not really, no. Your initial casual, flippant comment is exactly why we should never reconsider the DP again. Trivializing it doesn’t exactly aid sensible discussion.

True, it was a day out - but they didn’t have Netflix or karaoke 🤷‍♂️

As I have just said to the popcorn poster, trivializing it really does nothing to aid the debate.

OK 😒

It wasn’t trivialising anything. You could argue the whole thread is ‘trivialising’ it, as it isn’t law in the UK and so a bunch of posters deciding whether they would or wouldn’t watch is entirely irrelevant.

I, however, would see nothing at all trivial or casual in what would be my enjoyment of watching the murderer of my child suffer horrendously should my child ever be murdered in a United Kingdom that supported the death penalty. Probably, the only enjoyment I’d ever have again in my life.

Again, some confusion here with retribution and justice.

I doubt they’d be given the death penalty for that

how is it bravado? That's an odd choice of words. Nobody is getting internet cool points for saying they'd be able to witness a hypothetical execution.

What difference would sitting with the family make? The q wasn't 'would you choose to watch' or 'would you enjoy watching' it was just 'could you?'

I wouldn't want to witness an execution but if I had to I'm sure I physically could, for the same reasons others have said, working in a career that desensitises you a bit to death and learning how to switch off for it, and having a personality that can compartmentalise things. I don't consider that "bravado", in fact I'm not sure whether it's a good thing or not, it just is.

What’s that meant to mean?

But Hattie, you clearly stated earlier “take a life you pay with your own”. Now, if it’s as black and white as you say, what’s the problem?

No definitely not.
Vengeance never helps in the long term and it won't bring back the person who has been murdered so all I would feel is more sadness.
If it's wrong to take a life it is always wrong even if the state sanctioned it and I don't understand why anyone would want to witness it.

It’s an acknowledgment of your point. No more, no less.

You’re being an obtuse idiot on this thread . Purposely derailing it with your misinterpretations when it’s clear what posters have said .

Not at all. I am quoting exactly what you said and you don’t like it.

Again, I don’t believe in vengeance, revenge, or retribution…
UNTIL it happens to one of my kids or family. Then I want all of above in spades and to administer said justice myself.

Also will add quickly, As this thread is a thought experience and not based in any type of credible reality people are free to say what they want however extreme- someone calling out the popcorn comment was silly as that was being used solely for emphasis and I most of us already understood that!

A wanky obtuse idiot - I agree.

I haven't read the thread but I think unfortunately I'd be curious enough to watch one.

You know exactly what people are saying you just think you’re being clever nit picking . Well you aren’t. People like you are tedious , rather than offer you own thoughts to continue the flow of conversation you just micro analyse and criticise other people’s .

a teen in our family was murdered. I am glad the person who did it, has to live every day of his life, and his sentence remembering the reason he's in there. death would be too kind to him.

What a mature response. Your opinions are very obviously worth considering.

But how would you feel if he was out in 15 years carrying on his life , even possibly being violent to others . It’s not the first time murderers have come out only to murder again.

I don’t think it’s clever to highlight the alternative argument, I think it’s necessary. I have offered my own thoughts. What I haven’t done is result to cheap personal insults.