Is witnessing executions more honorable than hiding them? An ethics debate
liminal_warmth · x · 2026-10-09
User liminalwarmth, replying to eigenrobot, argues that if we're going to inflict death (executions), it's intuitively preferable to at least bear witness — or have the option to — regardless of motivation. They admit it's partly a PR point but feel that hiding executions is somehow less honorable. A philosophical exchange on the ethics of transparency in capital punishment.
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