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Public executions WTF?

TheCatWoman

If the title isnt'  a trigger warning in itself then the content maybe.

Pete Hesgeth, Trumps Secretary for War, has said today that a man who rampaged around a military base shooting and killing people will have his execution by firing squad live streamed! Public execution has been illegal under international law for decades, although today the Trump administration anounced that its putting sanctions on the International Court of Justice, after one of its former judges won a Nobel Peace Prize today.

I'm not in favour of capital punishment, I've heard all the arguments for it and I understand why some people agree with it, I don't and never have, I find it barbaric, cruel and demeaning and dehumanizing to all of us. I fear what would have happened to so many of those who have suffered miscarriges of justice, a postumous pardon dosen't bring anyone back.

I didn't think American [in]justice could sink any lower after the totally botched execution attempt Christa Pike, but I think live streaming an execution by firing squad is a whole new hell. What happens if someone young or vulnerable see's it? It could scar them for life, Hesgeth seems to think it's justice being seen to be done and that it will serve as a warning. I doubt if it will, but I think it could backfire on him and make more people oppose executions.

What do you think of public executions?

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  • TheCatWoman said:
    What do you think of public executions?

    I disagree with them personally but I was thinking about the people who are pushing for them and why they are likely to succeed.

    Imaging the popularity of the president amongst his MAGA base if he could publicly execute his political opponents. He controls pretty much the whole justice process now and will happily replace any moderate leaning judges given time, and this will give the opportunity for giving his supporters what they want.

    Are these victims guilty? It doesn't matter if the president says so. He will have entrenched himself so much in power and surrounded himself with sycophants that it is largely a formality, and even the press seems to be scared of him.

    If the people rebel then great - declare a state of emergency and send the troops in to stamp it out, after all the Republicans are the party of "law and order". No need for elections ever again.

    I looked at this before deciding to post as it seems quite an absurd stretch to think it could happen, but when you look back over the last 2 years then this sort of absurdity had come to pass time and again in other areas. Nothing seems to stick to these people in the way of consequences.

    Now I don't doubt it would come to pass it the president says so.

    I am so glad I don't live in the USA.

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    Iain said:
    If the people rebel then great - declare a state of emergency and send the troops in to stamp it out, after all the Republicans are the party of "law and order". No need for elections ever again.

    This right here terrifies me the most.

    I’m not here to argue if Charlie Kirk got what he deserved, but him being publicly murdered and Trump getting a new ear piercing did nothing but bolster the MAGA cause. Kirk is legitimately treated as a martyr here and I’d argue that the failed assassination may have had a hand in Trump winning more voters in 2024. Rebelling against them violently only serves to make them stronger.

    If a major rebellion were to happen… Godspeed America. Not only would the troops be mobilized for that incident, but his administration would then have an excuse to “preemptively stop any threat to the nation” with armed forces from that point on.

    (Oh! Btw, I have a close friend who is convinced that the assassination attempt on Trump was staged by the Republican Party. I don’t think so myself, but the plausibility that they would go that far still disgusts me.)

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  • in reply to Iain
    Iain said:
    If the people rebel then great - declare a state of emergency and send the troops in to stamp it out, after all the Republicans are the party of "law and order". No need for elections ever again.

    This right here terrifies me the most.

    I’m not here to argue if Charlie Kirk got what he deserved, but him being publicly murdered and Trump getting a new ear piercing did nothing but bolster the MAGA cause. Kirk is legitimately treated as a martyr here and I’d argue that the failed assassination may have had a hand in Trump winning more voters in 2024. Rebelling against them violently only serves to make them stronger.

    If a major rebellion were to happen… Godspeed America. Not only would the troops be mobilized for that incident, but his administration would then have an excuse to “preemptively stop any threat to the nation” with armed forces from that point on.

    (Oh! Btw, I have a close friend who is convinced that the assassination attempt on Trump was staged by the Republican Party. I don’t think so myself, but the plausibility that they would go that far still disgusts me.)

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