The shift towards using public punishment as an educative and deterrent function was a part of a broader rationalistic concentration in punishment, and ran counter to the religious and crypto-materialist rituals that were previously accepted. However, this new concept of penal policy was often detrimental as it caused weak and melancholy natures to desire a form of joyful extinction.
John Reed has found ways to uncover lies or truths without using a polygraph machine based on observations during a polygraph exam.
Michael Knowles discusses the sentencing of the accomplices involved in the murder of Michael Donald, the first execution of a white person for crimes against a black person in 80 years in Alabama.
The speaker discusses the war on Western culture and how it has been accepted by some media organizations and publishers, but is often viewed as controversial by individuals. This includes the punishment of people for the actions of those who look like them, and the allegations of racism that run through all aspects of the culture.
The concept of police as delegated vigilantes to damage the dangerous classes is a central aspect of American culture and starts in a period where the founding of America wasn't as pretty as we are told.
Clayton Whittemore pleads not guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, Alexandra Kogut, despite confessing to the crime. The defense calls on an ex-girlfriend to testify about his history of violent behavior.