Essay on Capital Punishment: Should the Execution of Prisoners Be Televised? of the spectacle lies in the idea that it is truly a human experience" (Mason par. 3). Now imagine a show in which American viewers are allowed to watch the live execution of a death row inmate. Broadcasting a Would a live execution have the same "appeal" as "Survivor"? Or would televising the execution of an inmate have horrific and harmful consequences for the American public, jeopardizing the issue of capital punishment and its ethical standards? they are present in 98-99% of American households, (comma) they are practically present in every American home American viewers watch television frequently and for a long period of time, considering what is seen on television as the "source of more credible, comprehensive, intelligent and impartial news" (Leighton para. 10). Therefore, due to this fact, supporters of televising executions believe that by doing so, the public creates a deterrent, allowing the whole process of United States criminal justice system to unfold before the American public through the most popular means of carrying out executions. then television (“Debate Lives On” par. 3). A deterrent is the idea that the pain of punishment (in this case, the pain of execution) will prevent humans from committing crimes. Therefore, if the American public could witness the execution of a convicted man or woman, the image would be so shocking in the minds of viewers that that person's ability or desire to commit a "death penalty" crime would be diminished. In essence, supporters of te...... half of document...... June 2, 2000. Online.Internet. Available: http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/06/02//fpl13sl-csm.shtmlMiller, Matthew. “Forget Conventions: Televised Executions.” Los Angeles Times Syndicate. June 29, 2000. Online. Internet. Available: http://www.reporter-news.com/opinion/forgetconvensions/exe.htmShapiro, Andrew L. “State Killing: America's New Spectator Sport?” Salon Magazine.July 28, 1997. Online. Internet. Available: http://www.salonmagazine.com/mediacircus.html"State killing is not the answer." Amnesty International-USA. Press release.Guatamala. June 26, 200. Online. Internet. Available: http://www.rights.amnesty.org/ainews.htmlWhite, James. Contemporary moral problems. Fifth edition. Western Publishing Company.Minneapolis, 1997.

Topic > Essay on Capital Punishment: Should the Execution of Prisoners Be Televised? of the spectacle lies in the idea that it is truly a human experience" (Mason par. 3). Now imagine a show in which American viewers are allowed to watch the live execution of a death row inmate. Broadcasting a Would a live execution have the same "appeal" as "Survivor"? Or would televising the execution of an inmate have horrific and harmful consequences for the American public, jeopardizing the issue of capital punishment and its ethical standards? they are present in 98-99% of American households, (comma) they are practically present in every American home American viewers watch television frequently and for a long period of time, considering what is seen on television as the "source of more credible, comprehensive, intelligent and impartial news" (Leighton para. 10). Therefore, due to this fact, supporters of televising executions believe that by doing so, the public creates a deterrent, allowing the whole process of United States criminal justice system to unfold before the American public through the most popular means of carrying out executions. then television (“Debate Lives On” par. 3). A deterrent is the idea that the pain of punishment (in this case, the pain of execution) will prevent humans from committing crimes. Therefore, if the American public could witness the execution of a convicted man or woman, the image would be so shocking in the minds of viewers that that person's ability or desire to commit a "death penalty" crime would be diminished. In essence, supporters of te...... half of document...... June 2, 2000. Online.Internet. Available: http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/06/02//fpl13sl-csm.shtmlMiller, Matthew. “Forget Conventions: Televised Executions.” Los Angeles Times Syndicate. June 29, 2000. Online. Internet. Available: http://www.reporter-news.com/opinion/forgetconvensions/exe.htmShapiro, Andrew L. “State Killing: America's New Spectator Sport?” Salon Magazine.July 28, 1997. Online. Internet. Available: http://www.salonmagazine.com/mediacircus.html"State killing is not the answer." Amnesty International-USA. Press release.Guatamala. June 26, 200. Online. Internet. Available: http://www.rights.amnesty.org/ainews.htmlWhite, James. Contemporary moral problems. Fifth edition. Western Publishing Company.Minneapolis, 1997.