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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe USA is in great company on this topic..we are number 4 but I am sure we can do better.....
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Where is Canada? France? Britain? Australia? Ireland? Sweden? Etc. USA, USA, USA, USA, USA.....
Source: http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2014/03/daily-chart-19
Lancero
(3,003 posts)Is that the US does more executions then North Korea.
Aren't we supposed to be better then that country? Seriously. I thought they were supposed to be evil to the core?
Given some of the stories to come out of the country, I'd have expected NK to be a LOT higher in that list.
Logical
(22,457 posts)Lancero
(3,003 posts)But even I can admit that some are a bit quick to bring up 'kill em' as the punishment for a crime.
Logical
(22,457 posts)Lancero
(3,003 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)JI7
(89,251 posts)geckosfeet
(9,644 posts)provide a better analysis. Absolutes are useful as well.
dionysus
(26,467 posts)they're a closed off society...
Do you really think N. Korea gives an accurate count of people they execute???
pintobean
(18,101 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)JI7
(89,251 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)JI7
(89,251 posts)that are on the same level economically .
not just the death penalty but guns and religion.