She analyzes people’s behavioral conduct at the time of a public beheading. Whether people were watching the beheading in person or online their behaviors and emotions were the same. The evidence Larson shows is that: “…the majority of the people who come to see are either enthusiastic or, at best, unmoved. Disgust has been comparatively rare…” Today, when people watch videos of public beheadings they experience the same kind of emotions: “…the action takes place in a distant time and place, which gives the viewer a sense of detachment from what’s happening, a sense of separation.” That leads to people thinking it has nothing to do with them because it has already happened. Larson keeps on going with her appeal to
She analyzes people’s behavioral conduct at the time of a public beheading. Whether people were watching the beheading in person or online their behaviors and emotions were the same. The evidence Larson shows is that: “…the majority of the people who come to see are either enthusiastic or, at best, unmoved. Disgust has been comparatively rare…” Today, when people watch videos of public beheadings they experience the same kind of emotions: “…the action takes place in a distant time and place, which gives the viewer a sense of detachment from what’s happening, a sense of separation.” That leads to people thinking it has nothing to do with them because it has already happened. Larson keeps on going with her appeal to