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Worldwide Death Penalty Statistics and America

rewdiazepam
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I see where the good ole USA is toward the top in the world ranking in at least one category.

The.Death.Penalty

That's right, the good old red, white and blue and the country that prides itself on fairness and freedom is right up there with China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq regarding the death penalty.

Are we not always preaching against the cruelty the government uses on its citizens in Iran, China, and Iraq???

Are they not considered rogue nations by the United States??

Aren't we constantly complaining about the human rights violations in these countries?

Here is a link to the graph.

http://tinyurl.com/m68zynx

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Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I've read this before and actually quite a bit about the death penalty... I think as well if you're going to use it then use it... Don't make people jump through hoops for years and their families... That's another thing that I think is particularly cruel

I know there has been the odd time it's overturned however I've seen interviews with people on death row that have been brought to the point of it being carried out over and over again...It's terrible what they and their families go through... It's bloody awful
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Hmm, you've made me reconsider my view on this, with the simple statement above. Thank you.

I know how I feel about the boston bomber, and the fact that he did kill those people is known. Giving him the death penalty...doesn't change what happened to the people he killed. I have now considered that he could be placed in roadside work, hard labor, thirty years to life, and to be physical every single day. Let his muscles provide some good for the community. Rather than isolating these individuals in a cell, I'd rather see them provide physical labor for their consequence for the choice they made.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I think that the Boston bomber was a kid who wanted to be important.... How very sad is that... I think as well people should be productive even if incarcerated ... Apparently if he received life it would be in a super max prison and they are another hell on earth

I completely believe that there are predators that need to be kept away from society as their rich fantasy lives makes them too unstable and dangerous for society... At the same time I believe that they should be treated with humanity and perhaps the empathy that they're unable to feel for others

Helen Prejean is another of my hero's ... I had a book signed by her that says "choose life"... She was at the site of the sentencing for the Boston bomber
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
This is a bit about Sister Helen Prejean's ministry....It's faith based of course as she's a nun

http://salt.claretianpubs.org/issues/deathp/prejean.html
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