For starters, public executions are not an outdated topic that has sparked controversial opinions. Publicly visible executions were once a legal practice and part of United States history. Surprisingly, in some countries around the world, public executions can be considered the norm. In fact, lynching was a popular form in America to dehumanize the perpetrator and use it as a lesson to the community to beware of consequences. Exposing the executed in a public area would desensitize society to eventually adapt to the bizarre laws. Dehumanizing a criminal is an effective strategy so that society does not feel remorse for a criminal. Surely, the public would rather celebrate and be relieved that a criminal. Furthermore, society will no longer see the offender as a member of society but as a pariah who deserves to be brutally punished. After all, public executions were not an unknown concept exposed to society. For example, the lynching of witches and accused African Americans was practiced repeatedly to the point that the event had a carnival atmosphere. Furthermore, it was assumed that witnessing death would discipline society to obey the laws, but instead there was a lack of compassion and empathy. “The need to execute murderers to maintain social order” (Bandura, 1). To further justify executions, the culture has no choice but to treat an individual as a subhuman who deserves no sympathy from the public. Furthermore, the culture embraces the idea that executions are the key to avenging a murder committed by a criminal incapable of following society's principles. The murder of an innocent victim makes the audience feel the need to take revenge by executing the criminal. Indeed, exposure to violence and the legalization of executions will alleviate the guilt and moral expectations that society should feel but does not. Executions have evolved into a debauched ceremony where the public can see and bear no concern for a dehumanized criminal. However, the dehumanization of society has and will continue to thrive as culture is desensitized