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* Blame is redistributed between conviction vs. execution. | * Blame is redistributed between conviction vs. execution. | ||
* The role of a doctor in execution is interesting - welfare and alleviator of pain. This describes the double process: the disappearance of the spectacle and the elimination of pain. | * The role of a doctor in execution is interesting - welfare and alleviator of pain. This describes the double process: the disappearance of the spectacle and the elimination of pain. | ||
* The more monstrous the crime, the criminal must not see | * The more monstrous the crime, the criminal must not see or be seen. | ||
* French Revolution endowed the guillotine with a great theatrical ritual. Eventually, the guillotine was placed inside prison walls. | |||
* Discussion on the objective of punishment - if not on the body, it must be on the soul. Punish intention rather than action. | |||