... a dramatic, public spectacle of official, violent homicide that teaches the permissibility of killing people to solve social problems. In this century, governments have too often attempted to justify their lethal fury by the benefits such killing would bring to the rest of society. The bloodshed is real and deeply destructive of the common decency of the community; the benefits are illusory ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate