I read an article yesterday which explained why some people watch stonings but I just cannot find it again to post a link. I won't try to remember everything that was said but there were several reasons given. Some people are actually forced to watch and some people do so out of fear.

Like heric I find that I cannot stop thinking about this. Imagine if you were forced to watch it. In some cases the children of the person being stoned are forced to watch it.