tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post2126507415618462270..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Witnessing ExecutionsJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-6475431386378772292017-04-17T15:51:02.578-04:002017-04-17T15:51:02.578-04:00I'd say the executioners would need a preparat...I'd say the executioners would need a preparation ritual and then a cleansing ritual. Not seeing executioned guy's face and distributing the responsibility over many people would be another thing to implement. I speculate that this could help with keeping them mentally healthy.szopenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02234132446740838968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-76072773663320515482017-04-17T14:50:00.301-04:002017-04-17T14:50:00.301-04:00We already have some answers to these questions.
...We already have some answers to these questions.<br /><br />Look at the military. Army grunts on the ground with rifles tend to get PTSD, but Air Force pilots dropping bombs from 30,000 feet are more readily able to view their actions abstractly and from a distance. Insulation isn't perfect, but it can and does work to some degree, as horrible as it is to say.<br /><br />And of course, there's always the old alternative of conditioning people. If there aren't enough psychopaths around to perform executions, you can always just create more, if you have the stomache for it.<br /><br />Combine the two factors, and you can get people to do most anything - especially if you can convince them to foist responsibility onto someone else, as in the classic defense of "just following orders". Look at the famous Milgram Experiment, and how many people allowed themselves to be pressured into obedience via the strength of authority figures.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-65632387287996962182017-04-17T14:45:29.643-04:002017-04-17T14:45:29.643-04:00Hey Pootsox,
Do Governors or judges sign the exec...Hey Pootsox,<br /><br />Do Governors or judges sign the execution order? May differ state to state. I remember at least one judge publicly bemoaning having to sign execution orders. Sometimes the same judge has to sign the same individual's execution order several times because of stays, etc. I guess you have to sign a new one each time the date changes. That too may differ from state to state. Judges tend to not speak publicly, but I would think there are those who have nightmares over it. Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-11656989056971828762017-04-17T14:17:46.346-04:002017-04-17T14:17:46.346-04:00Good questions, Shadow Flutter... have any of the ...Good questions, Shadow Flutter... have any of the governors who signed the warrants exhibited the described signs of stress?pootrsoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975929246429466067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-7483048238772266942017-04-17T14:02:25.608-04:002017-04-17T14:02:25.608-04:00Interesting, G, but would that change anything, or...Interesting, G, but would that change anything, or does it move the psychological stress to the keepers of the robots? How many levels of indirection are required before one truly feels not responsible? How much does "not being physically present" matter? Enough?<br /><br />Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-65896685001134048202017-04-17T13:35:05.049-04:002017-04-17T13:35:05.049-04:00A grimmer possible alternative would be to automat...A grimmer possible alternative would be to automate the process. Hopefully not, but I'm certain someone out there is just waiting for the chance to capitalize on the idea of robotic executioners.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com