Zachary Shemtob and David Lat’s “Executions Should Be Televised” uses a persuasive tone to advocate for live broadcast of executions and to be recorded for future release, on the web or on television. Shemtob and Lat state that executions should be televised since it’s funded through the tax dollars of each citizen. Shemtob and Lat argue that executions are only open to the press and some witnesses, leaving the public with hazy details the next morning. However they suggest that the public should see what is being done in their name and their tax dollars since that is key to a functional democracy. Additionally Shemtob and Lat point that some executions cause unnecessary suffering, but the public is unaware of that since they are only able
