“Executions Should be Televised,” is the name of an essay that was written by Zachary Shemtob and David Lat. In the essay the authors talked about how there was a controversy surrounding the videotaping of an execution in Georgia. One of the defense lawyers was allowed to record the execution, for evidence purposes, but then refused to release it to the public because he didn’t believe it was for them to see. Shemtob and Lat, on the other hand, disagreed. They believed that executions should be shown to the public; the main reason being, tax paying citizens should be allowed to see what their tax dollars are paying for. Another argument was that voters should be able to see for themselves what
“Executions Should be Televised,” is the name of an essay that was written by Zachary Shemtob and David Lat. In the essay the authors talked about how there was a controversy surrounding the videotaping of an execution in Georgia. One of the defense lawyers was allowed to record the execution, for evidence purposes, but then refused to release it to the public because he didn’t believe it was for them to see. Shemtob and Lat, on the other hand, disagreed. They believed that executions should be shown to the public; the main reason being, tax paying citizens should be allowed to see what their tax dollars are paying for. Another argument was that voters should be able to see for themselves what