Volunteering to watch an execution

[Bengalzona]

(05-02-2017, 07:44 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Not sure anyone is suggesting it should be joyful. There were reports in the OP of people being affected by what they witnessed. If you are for capital punishment you damn sure better be willing to witness what you advocate for.

Volunteering once as a public service is one thing. Wanting to go back again over and over is a different story.

And, no, I do not agree that someone who supports the death penalty needs to be willing to witness it. Nor am I convinced that there is a real need for 'witnesses' outside of those professional and family members already permitted.

As for me personally, if they offered volunteering to witness an execution as a substitute jury duty, I might be willing to volunteer (once).