People who believe that public executions went away because they no longer served the interest of the authorities, argue that the state eventually took the religion out of the religious ritual destabilizing the whole thing and leaving nothing left for people to enjoy it for curiosity reasons or sadistic reasons or fill in the blank reasons.
The way perpetrators of crimes are portrayed in news headlines is often influenced by their race, with white suspects receiving more sympathetic coverage than people of color.
Sometimes a stalled case needs fresh eyes to see what others have missed, but when a case is finally solved, fresh eyes may not be welcomed by all parties involved.
Historically, public executions were a popular spectacle that could make an impression on those in attendance while also serving as a warning to others. People in the present day may find it difficult to imagine the level of interest and attention that these events once attracted.
The image of women watching an execution clashes with the ideal of womanhood as a compassionate and nurturing state. This contradiction highlights the assumptions about human nature during that era.
A discussion of the horrific murders committed by Daniel Wozniak, a psychopath who killed nine people to get the lifestyle he wanted, and how he managed to avoid the punishment of execution for his crimes.