Faut-il tuer pour empêcher qu’il n’y ait des méchants? C’est d’en faire deux au lieu d’un. Do we have to kill in order to get rid of bad people? Then we just double their number. Blaise Pascal
Amnesty International estimates that around 1.200 people were executed by their governments in 2007. Of course, this is a [...]
Many prisoners on death row in the US have waived all their appeals, fired their lawyers and written letters to governors begging for an execution date. From Time.com:
“These “volunteers” constitute 11% of executions nationwide, and will continue to dominate both the headlines and the execution schedules (8 of the last 16 executions in Florida have been [...]
Bible Questions Answered:Is God in favor of capital punishment?Jerome L./ Hamilton, Texas Bible Answer:God is in favor of mankind living in righteousness, and doing what is right, but when He does not, judgment is at the door, and not by God's choosing, but by man's. God's covenant with Noah, would make it seem so. Old Testament: Genesis 9:6 KJV“Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made He man.” Deuteronomy 13:6-11 KJV (Moses)[6] If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;[7] Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about y
News Update 04.25.08
North Carolina
In this week’s Democratic NC gubernatorial debate, both candidates said that they support the death penalty if it is applied fairly. Beverly Perdue, unlike Richard Moore, supports a moratorium and further study of the issue.
In the Iredell and Alexander County district attorney race, all three candidates have made clear that they [...]
This is why he won’t win the election.
When Obama was seeking state office a dozen years ago, he took extreme liberal positions in a questionnaire he filled out: flatly opposing the death penalty, in support of a federal single-payer health plan, against any restrictions on abortion, and in support of state laws to ban the [...]
India, thanks to the unshackling of the long suppressed dynamism and competitiveness shown by India Inc, is now looking to achieve what China has done, thanks to the pride and vision displayed by its political leadership. The Chinese leadership is completely focused on taking the country forward to the top of the global heap. In the pursuit of this objective, it has recognized that corruption is the one retardant that can not only sour its dream but also stain national character in a manner that can cause unacceptable damage in the long term. In China, the nation be proud, corruption is frowned upon and deterred by capital punishment. In India, on the other hand, in the face of ever increasing scandals involving our politicians and bureaucrats, governments continue to endorse p
Resumption of death penalty may not be possible, says lawyer:
By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff Reporter-
Nassau, Bahamas:
Despite the Prime Minister's assurances that his government would do all it could to ensure the resumption of capital punishment, a seasoned attorney said that may not be legally possible.
Acknowledging that nothing has been done to address the March 2006 Privy Council ruling, which found that the mandatory death sentence was "unconstitutional," Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said last month that the government would do its "utmost to have these legal obstacles determined" in the shortest possible time.
However, yesterday attorney Fayne Thompson said he did not know that the legal positions allow the prime minister "to even consider that unless some of these mediations are clarified."
In the face of an escalating murder rate, Bahamians have been calling for the government to do something -- with capital punishment at the top of their lists. And with the la
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Early America
Colonists brought the practice of capital punishment with them from England. Many of the crimes that had been death-eligible in England - robbery, burglary, arson, counterfeiting, theft, and of course murder – were quickly made capital in the common law. The colonies also executed people for other crimes, including witchcraft, aiding a runaway slave, forgery, and concealing a birth. At this time, there were no prisons, only small local jails incapable of containing criminals for long periods of time. Death was one of few punishments available in the event of a serious crime.
The first known execution in the colonies was that of George Kendall, who was shot to death in Virginia in 1608 for espionage. Most early executions were carried out by hanging, but such methods as breaking on a wheel, hanging in chains, gibbeting, bludgeoning, and burning at the stake were also employed. The first person executed in North Carolina was likely George Senneca, hung on August 26,
Recent comments from a post about legalized licenses to kill brought up some questions. For me, comparing the death penalty to abortion is absurd. Yes, we are all created equal, but it is what a man does in his life that determines whether he is righteous or wicked.
I believe that capital punishment is a topic [...]
As I was researching the pros and cons abouth the Death Penalty, I came across this in The Congressional Record.For people who are visiting my blog for the first time. I decided after reading the book Journey Toward Justice, Author Dennis Fritz, to join his Journey Toward Justice. I started this blog to bring about Public Awareness of major issues in his book. This is one of them. I do wish Dennis Fritz a Wonderful Journey in his Journey Toward Justice. He was in prison for a unwarranted prosecution and wrongful conviction and spent 12 tortuous years in prison as a innocent man. Please pass my blog along and join My Journey.Here is what I read: Since it is from The Congressional Record I can Post the entire text.[Page: S198]Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I wish to call attention to a growing national crisis in the administration of capital punishment. People of good conscience can and will disagree on the morality of the death penalty. But I am confident that we should all be able to agree
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