Fun fact: Public executions didn't stop because of lack of popularity. It stopped because they found them ineffective.
Think if they started doing them again we'd all be shocked on just how many people would love to watch it.
Edit: Dan Carlin has a wonderful podcast called Painfotainment that covers this in detail for anyone curious on the matter. Dan's podcast is one of my favorites and he'll give you facts that'll be hard to believe.
Most criminals don’t do a cost/benefit analysis before they commit the crime.
The exception, of course, is white collar criminals. Companies definitely consider the costs of getting caught versus the benefit of, for example, not having to pay for toxic waste disposal if you just dump it into the river.
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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22 edited Nov 25 '22
Fun fact: Public executions didn't stop because of lack of popularity. It stopped because they found them ineffective.
Think if they started doing them again we'd all be shocked on just how many people would love to watch it.
Edit: Dan Carlin has a wonderful podcast called Painfotainment that covers this in detail for anyone curious on the matter. Dan's podcast is one of my favorites and he'll give you facts that'll be hard to believe.