The show presented itself as a crusade to protect children. But its appeal may have had as much to do with the pleasures of being able to play judge, jury and executioner from your living room couch.
- Associate Professor of History, Emory University
Trump’s promise to appoint conservatives to the Supreme Court could mean the fate of the death penalty rests in the court of public opinion.
Americans’ religious beliefs have made them more tolerant of capital punishment. Some may even see it as holy.
The search for clean and painless executions may have failed, raising questions about the constitutionality of capital punishment.
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