It s reality. He has seen movies with a man blown up before. When public executions took place on the courthouse lawn, they served as a deterrent to those watching. Some feel this would serve the same purpose. I think this could be used as a deterrent, said Brydie.
Society is so different than it was back then.
Society and children are influenced by what they see. Look at the copycat crimes that happen with all the school shootings. Others take a completely opposite stance. This is not a deterrent at all, said Broyles. It would only end up a MTV generation glamorization of this infatuation we have of heinous crimes, kind of like the O.J. Simpson soap opera.