If a close family member of yours was murdered, wouldn't it just be natural that you would want to see that murderer die(or something along those lines)? Well, chances are, unless you are one of the few people who gets to watch the execution, that will never happen. While public executions may not be all that pretty, they are something the victim's friends and family needs, and something America wants.
One senator in the 2003/2004 rhetoric class seems to think that no one would want to watch these public executions. However, I disagree because the people of America want to see public executions, and friends and family want some sort of closure. Therefore, I firmly negate prohibiting the public broadcasting of executions.
Each year there are around 250 inmates added to death row and about 35 are executed(BBC). With the way things are now, very few of the victim's friends or relatives will ever get to see any final closure. Timothy McVeigh, who said "A reasonable solution seems obvious: hold a true public execution- allow a public broadcast", has over 250 relatives of victims who want to see him die(BBC). Unfortunately, if things do not change, only 8 of the 250 people will be able to witness him die and receive the closure that they deserve. Right behind these victim's friends is almost the whole of the American population.
Many people against public executions seem to think that no one would watch an execution or host one, on the contrary, I have evidence that shows differently. According to BBC News, Phil Donahue is ready and willing to broadcast and host live executions. According to him, "The public should get a chance to witness the process by which convicted murderers are put to death."(About.com). Even though his motivation may not be to bring closure to victim's friends, what is important is that he can provide a means to broadcast executions. Furthermore, a recent poll off of about.
