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Would You Watch an Execution?
from Carney Code · #123
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2 minTim and Ray debate whether they'd want to witness a real execution, with Tim expressing curiosity but discomfort with endorsing it by watching.
- 59:23Tim expresses curiosity about attending an execution, wondering if he should want to see one.
- 59:34He explains his hesitation: watching someone get killed as entertainment feels like endorsing the act and crossing a line he doesn't want to cross.
- 59:48Tim claims he's seen horrible things in his work and held them in his hands, more than most people could imagine.
- 1:00:05His guest argues that being a witness to an execution is a civic duty, saying they genuinely need witnesses.
- 1:00:19Tim admits that never having seen someone die in front of him bothers him on some level—part of wanting to experience the world.