Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Post #1 Public Executions
One form of Puritan punishment was being placed in the pillory. This public display of humiliation was believed to provide enough ridicule to hinder a person to commit crimes. Public executions were also preformed during the Puritan era. Do you think that public executions would minimize the number of crimes that are committed today if we practiced his method of administering justice?
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I absolutely agree that public punishment would decrease crime. Fear is one of the strongest modivators in life and a public execution is a scary thing. If people can see what thier punishment would be for certain crimes it would most likly keep people from ever thinking about commiting a crime. Every year the death penalty becomes more and more frowned upon, which is not nessisarily a bad thing. But death is a scary thing to most people so naturally it is a good deturent.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of benefits to making punishments a public event. This is because being in front of all your family and friends not only brings your reputation down but all the people that you hung around with. This type of burden o the criminals mind will most likely make them think twice. I can back this theory up by real life situations, today in the military when a person messes up the entire platoon ends up getting punished, this is a smaller scale of punishment though when publicly executed everyone that knows you also knows your friends and family and those people might bully that group because of labeling of groups
ReplyDeleteYes I think it would minimize the number of crimes that are committed, but I don't believe public execution is necessary as a punishment for any crime other then Murder. Also people commit crimes that they didn't know it was illegal. Would public punishment be fit for someone that is speeding? No, because most people speed and that punishment wouldn't fit the crime. Public executions would decrease crime, but it's not right.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think that public execution would help to decrease crime. Just from the fear factor alone, people would no want to continue committing these crimes. Seeing peers, friends, neighbors, and even family members executed would be enough to steer me away from crime if I were a criminal. If a public execution were to occur nowadays, it would have to be for a radical crime such as mass murder or genocide. However, due to so many laws and human rights acts surrounding this topic, public executions like the ones from Puritan times probably would not take place.
ReplyDeleteYes I think that public executions would definately reduce the number of crimes committed. I believe this because when people know that they would be ridiculed publicly for an action that they commit,they try to avoid commiting that crime. If sometone knew that they would be publicly executed they would try to protect their reputation, as well as to not dissapoint their family, friends, and neighbors. This is because fear has a great power over people as well as ones backround and reputation. Because public executions create more fear, insecurities, and lower self esteem because their mistake is being shown to the public, I think it would reduce the number of crimes, but I think that type of punishment is very harsh.
ReplyDeleteI think that having public executions would decrease the amount of crimes that are committed. People in this modern day and age really like to have their privacy. People would feel extremely awkward and embarrased to be standing in front of a ton of people while they are being executed. Also with todays technologies the executions would probaly be brodcasted on television so that the whole world could see it. That would discourage them from doing wrong or committing crimes. But I do not think that this kind of punishment would take place in this day and age.
ReplyDeleteYes, I do believe public excecutions would decrease crime rates overall. Severe punishment like death would shock people in obedience as people probably for the most part would't risk thier life for something criminal. But those who do will serve as an example for the general public.
ReplyDeleteWe live in a world where what one person does effects what someone else does. Yes public executions definitely would decrease crime rates. People live with fear and seeing these executions would give them a very strong fear themselves, influencing them to make smarter and better choices on life decisions. I believe it would make a lot of people think twice before they actually do something, which they should be doing anyways.
ReplyDeleteI believe that public executions would make people less likely to commit crimes. When laws or rules are set with severe consequences people will usually think then before they act. Also, when you are watching someone being tortured or put through pain, you don't want to be in their place.
ReplyDeleteI truly disagree with the fact that public executions would decrease crimes in a society. Public violence just promotes more violence. Think about it. If you were in a society in which public executions occurred, wouldn't that anger people? Yes, it promotes fear , but in a negative manner. In the long run, things can happen just as rebellions, thus increasing then the crime rate and violence.
ReplyDeletePublic executions would not reduce crime. Criminals have been doing illegal activities forever, and no means of prevention have ever lowered the rates of crime, save actual force. Criminals do what they do for some personal agenda, and they will not be influenced by pillories or execution. All criminals think they will never be caught, just like everyone thinks they are invincible.
ReplyDeleteAlthough public executions may have the effective influence of discouraging crime, I do not believe it is an effective way to punish. Yes, while taking someone's life as an example of punishment would make a person fearful of their possible repercussions for committing their crime of choice, it is a hypocrisy. Particularly in the Puritan society where God is heavily revered, according to scripture only God may have final judgement because of the sacred relationship between God and his sinners. Assuming to the role of God by judging, and possibly committing the atrocity of murder, regardless of their justification, completely goes against what they preach. Moreover, I do not think public execution would be as effective in today's modernized society. While the death penalty is limitedly active in a few states, there is still crime occurring because not everyone who commits a crime can be murdered. Imagine a society where all criminals are murdered... does this effectively display the supposed "maturity" of the human mind and intellect? By administering justice by this manner, there would be more ensued chaos.
ReplyDeleteI believe public execution would decrease the number of crimes but not by much. Some people are born evil and no matter what the punishment they will never change. Some people will think twice just because the fear of dying. I still believe is execution if the charge is murder. No body deserves to live if they have deliberately killed somebody else.
ReplyDeleteYes, i do agree that public executions would cut down the crime number for many reasons. One is because it is public humiliation and many people cannot stand to see themselves in pictures let alone stand in front of a crowd and have them know that you did something wrong.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think public executions would cut down the amount of crime. People would see public executions as an embarrassment because they wouldn't want their loved ones to see them being killed. I think that these executions would definitely make most criminals think twice before acting on a crime. It would make them come to realization of what could happen to them. Even though I believe that is would cut down crime, I don't think it's an acceptable thing to do.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that public punishment and executions would dramatically minimize the crime rate today. Public humiliation is dreadful, and we try to avoid it at all costs to maintain a sense of pride within ourselves, which makes it a great punishment. Also I feel that if people see somebody being executed for commiting a crime then they are much less likely to brake the rules ultimatley because they are affraid.
ReplyDeleteno because most people are attention run and have psychological issues where they want to be the center of the attention.
ReplyDeleteI think that public executions would definitely reduce the amount of crime in society. Having the people you see every day see you in a negative way would be enough fear for me to at least not take the risk and commit the crime.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that public execution would limit the crimes in the world. I think that it would deeply scare the people and show them some of the consequences that could possibly happen to them if they committed a certain crime. One thing I don't believe is that our government would allow this because it is not a humane way of execution.
ReplyDeleteI think that public executions would decrease the amount of criminal cases because it is more serious than the death sentence. The death sentance can take decades to prove someones guilty of their crimes. although public execution is a hasteful way to get rid of crime, it also increases the chances of people dieing from being falsly accused. The main reason that public execution would decrease criminal cases is because harsh consequences such as death are feared and taken less lightly than a couple years in jail.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that public executions would decrease the amount of criminal activity because the consequences for committing crimes today is far less severe than the puritan's theocracy. Today if you commit crimes you might just serve jail time or get charge with a fine. Puritans couldn't post bail for their sins. Even if you murder today, you don't always get capital punishment. You may even get out of prison for life. In a puritan society, one may be executed for stealing, but today you might get off with a fine. Adultery isn't even a crime today. I think that capital punishment is used to seldom for public executions to actually make a significant difference.
ReplyDeleteYes i believe that public execution would decrease crime rates, now a days we let people out of jail after they have commiteted serious crimes. If your name is on death row to be executed it takes a while to actually happen! If punishment was prompt and gruesome it would be intimidating to those crimiting crimes, knowing what they would face if they got caught.
ReplyDeleteNo I do not think so because we are in the 21st century and we have progressed past such barbaric behavior. However, I think that this kind of punishment for small crimes like stealing or vandalism would be a good punishment in addition to the usual punishment and would minimize the number of crimes of these types.
ReplyDeleteI feel public executions would become some kind of past time if they were done today. This would not necessarily frighten people out of not committing a crime. These people know they are doing wrong and for there own benefit so in most cases I feel it would make no difference.
ReplyDeletei dont think that public humiliation would change anything at all. I think people would look upon it as a joke, and say "im i really standing in this wodden contraption for a couple hours. If anything it would be awkkward but it wouldnt stop them from what they desire most. In this era peoples image is not always in the list of top priorities, compared to back in the day when that was a HUGE partr of life. Because our morals and outlook changes as generations pass, so should the punishment given for crimes. It should correlate and hurt what people love the most. Thats the truest punishment. (is truest a word... i dont think so... lol)
ReplyDeleteI do think that public executions would be a good way to cut down on crime. For example when they are standing out there with the people staring and judging them the person who committed the crime would feel embarrassed and that would make them really think about what they have done. But I also think that if the crime was bad enough the person should also have to spend time in jail.
ReplyDeleteI think pubic punishment might minimize crime, however I don't believe public executions would. Some crazy criminals might think they are becoming martyrs by being publicly executed like John Procter was in the Crucible. Also a lot of criminals might not really see a difference between a private execution and a public one, either way they end up dead.
ReplyDeleteI agree that public punishment would decrease crime. Public punishment is not only embarissing, but it allows everyone to know what you did. The fear that some people have may be strong enough to make them rethink their decison before breaking the law. They will most likely feel judged, scared, embaressed, and rethink their actions. Yes public punishment would decrease the amout of crime, in my opinion.
ReplyDeletePublic punishment, i believe would help to minimize aruond the country, however i don't think public executions would. People are going to do whatever they want no matter what else happened to another person. They will just tell themselves that they wont make the same mistakes the other person made to prevent themselves from getting caught.
ReplyDeleteI agree, fear is a tool that can be a large asset. When people are publicly shown a punishment for an action is tends to make people think twice. Vlad the impaler used fear to prevent people from committing a crime. People knowing and seeing the punishments is a way to decrease chances of doing the same thing or possibly worse.
ReplyDeleteyes, i think public executions would decrease crime. people nowadays are so worried about what other people think of them. if they were to commit a crime, they would much rather be executed in private so no one can see it and judge them. they would be more apt to doing it again. if others saw and their crime was publicly announced they would be less likely to commt the crime again.
ReplyDeleteI think that it would lower the amount of crimes committed, but I don't think it should be done. Although it would strike fear into people and torture the person receiving the punishment, I think it's too old of a punishment to really have an effect on people in this day and age. I think we're too advanced and a little too lenient to really let this kind of thing affect our choices. Not saying people should go ahead and commit crimes. I just figure people who do already know the what the consequences are going to be and those who choose to follow through with it do it for a reason no matter what the consequence is.
ReplyDeleteI do not believe humiliation is a great punishment because I dont believe that will solve anything. Alot of people now a days could care less what other people have to say so the punishment of humiliation would not be very effective.
ReplyDeleteNo public execution would be just as bad as the person comitting the crime. I think people would be more angered towards this and have outbursts.
ReplyDeleteI think that public executions are a good idea because they show citizens that if you commit a crime then you have to pay the ulitmate price. I dont necesarily believe that it will effect everyone. Some people may always be criminals but it shows that we are serious about handling violence and crimes
ReplyDeleteYes. I think that public executions would minimize the number of crimes that are committed today if we practiced this method of administering justice. One upside is that people would be more afraid of commiting a crime if they witneesed the death; society has become so numb to just hearing that so-and-so was executed for such-and-such a crime. Naturally there would be all around appallation towards this, and there would be plenty of protests. What they don't realize is that these executions happen more frequently than they think. By bringing this to their attention, those who would commit such crimes that would call for death would think twice before they did the act. In the end, society would 1) become more informed, 2) reform, and 3) be the better for it.
ReplyDeletePublic executions would minimize crime but would not bring any justice. Then again if everyone was being humiliated for the same thing, and given the same punishment, the act wouldn't seem so bad anymore, and humiliation wouldn't be such a big deal. The punishment should usually fit the crime, "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" eh?
ReplyDeleteEven though this form of punishment is harsh and unethical, I do think it would be effective. When most people sin or do something they're not supposed to do they try to keep it a secret, depending on what it is, sometimes getting away with whatever it is in this case. If they knew that everyone would be exposed to the crimes they commit, I think they would think twice about committing it.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that if there is public execution that the crime rate will decrease. i think this because that if people saw the execution then they would think twice about what they are about to do.
ReplyDeleteNo I believe where there is crime that there will always be crime.
ReplyDeleteKilling to show not to kill I think may be an effective way if the criminal values their life at all, then again if someone wants to be an asshole to society they will find a way.
Humiliation doesn't really mean anything anymore so out of the two the execution will be more effective.
Yes I do believe that public executions would create less violence due to everyone being scared of death and public humiliation. This would cause less crimes throughout the town.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Public Execution would definitly lower crime rates because it will show how horrible the punishment is. many people probably just think that it isnt as bad as it is but with public execution they will see how scared the person is and will probably do watever it takes to not be put in that situation
ReplyDeletePublic executions would definitely bring down the crime rate. If people know that they can commit a crime and get out of jail eventually, it is much less risky than certain death.
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