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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Public executions for crimes in Europe eventually turned into entertainment for the masses.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

Public lynching was popular in the USA. Don’t get me started on fairs and carnivals.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

No "eventually" about it. It was spectacle and entertainment from the start.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah if its bloody its fun.