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What are the pros and cons of public torture and execution?
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The consensus amongst a wide range of philosophers and moral theorists is that public torture is always morally wrong, and that it demeans not only the victim but the audience. Many people therefore support the rule of law and a judicial system that protects people from unlawful punishment. Where there is a high risk of wrongful punishment, torture is still more likely to happen. Concerning public executions, those who oppose the death penalty almost always consider them to be unnecessary and a form of state terrorism, though there are some people who believe that they prevent crime by frightening other people who are thinking about committing crimes.