>I'm not quite sure what you're driving at here, Max. History does
not
>support the idea that public executions have any kind of edifying
>effect. Quite the reverse -- such executions contribute to
debasement
>of moral sensibility; they are treated as mere entertainment.
anyone know who did the work on the changes from public to hidden executions in france (aside from foucault i mean), who argued that this shift took place because the gathering crowds would riot against the executioners?
angela