Public executions

Alexa · 07-29-2006, 10:35 PM

I'm just curious to know what you think about public executions. Why people assist to them ?

Princess Ivy · 07-30-2006, 01:16 PM

i think its horrible. always reminds me of those moths in the silence of the lambs, you know, the ones that feed off tears?

Alexa · 07-30-2006, 04:27 PM

I think it's horrible, too. I won't go and see even if I had the occasion. Yes, I remember that.

Movies show us people participate with all the family, kids including, and all are eager to assist hangmans, burnings, crucifications, head cuts, etc. I wonder if in reality people had participated at those executions with the families. And what made them to participate ? Revenge is a good reason if the that person killed somebody loved. Curiosity ? Hmm. Kinda morbid. Satisfaction for the satanists ? Maybe satisfaction is not the right word, but I it was the one who crossed my mind. What else ?

Princess Ivy · 07-30-2006, 04:41 PM

yeah, i thinnk we're moving into the death penalty debate here, with thoughts of revenge etc... personaly i don't believe in executing people full stop.

Phyllis Sidheuaine · 07-30-2006, 06:32 PM

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Originally posted by Alexa
Satisfaction for the satanists?

Um, Alexa, do you mean sadists? True satanists aren't any more into public executions than the rest of the population. The "human sacrifice" thing is just a myth created by people who really don't know better (especially those involved with "false memory" enuram.)

Sorry about my little rant here, but I deal with legitimate satanists and other alternative path practitioners (but no cultists, to my knowledge.)

Phyllis Sidheuaine (comparative religions)

Alexa · 07-30-2006, 10:57 PM

I'm not interestead in a dealth penalty debate. I already had one in another thread. I watched a western with Clint Eastwood yesterday. 6 outlaws were condamned to be hunged for their crimes. The scene of people with kids waiting for the execution shocked me. Well, you can see similar scenes in lots of movies.

Phyllis, you are right. Sadist is more appropriate.

Leto · 08-14-2006, 03:44 PM

As execution don't take place here anymore since 1981, and were not public since the XIXth century, I do think most people used to assist to it for the same reason people watched gladiators fight or now go and see gore movies : entertainment.

Princess Ivy · 08-14-2006, 04:00 PM

yeah and the hole in our entertainment has now been filled with reality tv. puts big brother in a new perspective, doesn't it.

Leto · 08-14-2006, 04:07 PM

Yep, remind me of a 80s book by Stephen King about a reality show ending with the death of the contestants. Seems we're close to it now.

Princess Ivy · 08-14-2006, 04:13 PM

not to mention 80's classic 'the running man'