Executions

The human race in general has a very odd fascination with death.  People are terrified of it and try to avoid it if at all possible, but at the same time, from very early in our history, people have gone to enjoy watching other people die.

There have been many stories that I have read that have touched at least briefly upon people enjoying watch other people die.  Some people went as far as to bring a picnic basket and made it a family outing with their children.  But this story made its way to a whole new level of disturbing with its description.  At the beginning, the man thought that he was lucky with what he was about to go and see.  He thought that it was an honor to be given a coveted spot to watch the execution.  By the end, his thoughts have completely changed.

The man who was being punished for the brutal murders of an entire family was a hot topic for the people in the area and many came to watch it.  Today, when someone is on death row and is executed, only a few people are allowed to watch it.  Often it is the victim's families  and the criminal's families and the media and a few others go to see it as witnesses to the person dying.  Often, it is with a grim feeling of satisfaction as the person dies.  But this story is not like that at all.  People have turned it into a carnival or something to watch the man die.  It is to entertain more of them than it is to be satisfied at him getting his dues.  It is almost as sick and twisted as the crime itself.

This story's thesis was not apparent until the very end on capital punishment and his views on it.  Whatever our personal views on it are, it is undoubtable that an execution like this is wrong.  People should not be treating the death of a person like it is something to view and enjoy.