AHC: Death penalty and public executions common place worldwide

First, a quick disclaimer: I don't support the death penalty. In fact, I despise the concept of it. I am just interested to know for my dystopian story if there is a way of continuing executions, particularly public executions, through to the present.

So the last public executions in Britain occurred in 1868, and around the same time and within the following decades, most of Europe outlawed public executions. In the present day, Belarus is the only country in Europe to still have the death penalty, and it is phasing out worldwide. However, some countries, such as Iran, still proceed with public executions.

Your challenge: With a POD of 1815, have executions still be common place worldwide in the year 2000, and have public executions still occur in the majority of countries in at least 1950, but bonus points if you can continue it to the present.

At least half of the European states must still perform public executions, and at least 1/3rd of US states.

Well, the last public hanging in the United States took place in Kentucky in 1936, Maybe the state governor refuses to sign the repeal of Section 1137, which wouldn't be too hard to butterfly as he apparently regretted doing afterward. As for post 1950, maybe executions are conducted live on television?

Mike Stearns said:

Well, the last public hanging in the United States took place in Kentucky in 1936, Maybe the state governor refuses to sign the repeal of Section 1137, which wouldn't be too hard to butterfly as he apparently regretted doing afterward. As for post 1950, maybe executions are conducted live on television?

Click to expand...

On television is very dark and just about what I need for my story, but how would that ever come to be?

Also, any idea as to my other points? Does anyone have more dates of the last public executions?

I'd imagine that if you have fascists remain in control/take control in more countries than otl then the chances are that they would use televised executions to discourage dissent.
So far larger backlash to a communist threat? More successful nazi germany (ie not destroyed) not sure on a specific pod but something along those lines would likely give you what you want.

Legend-in-Exile said:

I'd imagine that if you have fascists remain in control/take control in more countries than otl then the chances are that they would use televised executions to discourage dissent.
So far larger backlash to a communist threat? More successful nazi germany (ie not destroyed) not sure on a specific pod but something along those lines would likely give you what you want.

Click to expand...

Sorry but in my TL things don't really lead to nazism etc etc (as I said in the OP, POD is 1815), monarchism is much more popular though so perhaps that could replace fascism with its authoritarian nature?

SvoHljott said:

Sorry but in my TL things don't really lead to nazism etc etc (as I said in the OP, POD is 1815), monarchism is much more popular though so perhaps that could replace fascism with its authoritarian nature?

Click to expand...

I misunderstood, thought the pod was from 1815. Long day. So if pod has to be 1815 then perhaps as you say there is a definitive shift to the authoritarian end of the spectrum worldwide?
Perhaps Napoleon has more success and causes more trouble before being defeated? Governments all over crack down harder on any dissent to prevent future revolutions like the French? Not sure how likely this is, but again long day and 1815 is awfully specific