Europe Rallies Against Capital Punishment

marmar

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Wed Oct-10-07 07:59 AM
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Europe Rallies Against Capital Punishment

from Truthdig:

Europe Rallies Against Capital Punishment

Posted on Oct 10, 2007

Aside from fatty foods that are somehow good for you, a laissez faire attitude toward religion and a decidedly more relaxed approach to reproduction, the biggest cultural difference between Europe and the United States could be Europeans’ general disdain for the death penalty. Lest we forget that all 27 European Union states have abolished the practice, the entire continent has taken a day to register the barbarity of execution.

BBC:

Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis said the abolition of capital punishment was “far too important to be taken for granted”.

“We know that there are many people in Europe who continue to support the death penalty. Every time there is a particularly gruesome crime, or, in some cases, when an election is coming - there are voices calling for the death penalty to be reinstated,” he said.

“We need to go out and explain to people why the death penalty is wrong, why it has been abolished, and why it should stay abolished.” ........

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Nutmegger

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Wed Oct-10-07 08:03 AM
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1. Never. In. My. Name.

I will always condemn this practice of state sanctioned revenge killing, as long as it's being done in my name.

I stand against the death penalty for all crimes, no matter how barbaric.

R&K

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zanne

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Wed Oct-10-07 08:12 AM
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2. I second that. nt

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tekisui

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Wed Oct-10-07 08:18 AM
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3. And a third. State murder is always wrong.

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Odin2005

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Wed Oct-10-07 08:57 AM
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4. War criminals and traitors deserve execution IMO.

Especially the ones in the White House.

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tekisui

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Wed Oct-10-07 01:32 PM
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7. No, death is to easy an out for the worst of the worst.

For those of us who don't believe in an afterlife or a final judgment, all punishments must occur in this life.

Lock them up in a small cell with no access to their accumulated wealth, and no chance to wield any power. Leave them only to rot in their minds among their memories of crimes for the rest of their lives, and keep them alive as long as possible.

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bluetrain

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Wed Oct-10-07 09:12 AM
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5. I'm against the dealth pentalty, but think that the most humane thing would be to offer the option

of assisted suicide to anyone who faces a sentence of extended incarceration (including life in prison).

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flashl

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Wed Oct-10-07 09:30 AM
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6. Death penalty = death lottery. n/t

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aikoaiko

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Wed Oct-10-07 02:24 PM
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8. I glad we still have it for particular cases.

Some people for some crimes just have to go.

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