Amnesty: Global number of executions up by 15% last year

[Tender Branson]

Mostly because Iran and Iraq increased their execution rate.

Amnesty has no numbers on China, but estimates "a few thousands".

The US is the only country in the Americas to still carry out executions.

Belarus is the only country in Europe, but it did not have an execution in 2013.

Watch the video with a summary of the report here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtBNSyZIRH8

[NewYorkExpress]

When three Countries are responsinble for 80% of the world's recorded executions...that's pretty distubing.

Also I had no idea that Japan still had the death penalty...

[Zanas]

Also, when one country is responsible for nearly all executions of the "developed world", that's pretty disturbing too.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Also, when one country is responsible for nearly all executions of the "developed world", that's pretty disturbing too.

Agreed.  Europe needs to bring back the death penalty.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Mostly because Iran and Iraq increased their execution rate.

Amnesty has no numbers on China, but estimates "a few thousands".

The US is the only country in the Americas to still carry out executions.

Belarus is the only country in Europe, but it did not have an execution in 2013.

Watch the video with a summary of the report here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtBNSyZIRH8

Sad. 

[Famous Mortimer]

Nothing wrong with killing murderers.

[Silent Hunter]

Nothing wrong with killing murderers.

Frequently, they're not murderers... often they're political dissidents.

[Famous Mortimer]

Nothing wrong with killing murderers.

Frequently, they're not murderers... often they're political dissidents.

Not in the US, they aren't.

[MaxQue]

Nothing wrong with killing murderers.

Frequently, they're not murderers... often they're political dissidents.

Not in the US, they aren't.

There is a significant number of innocent people in US jails.

[dead0man]

Nothing wrong with killing murderers.

Frequently, they're not murderers... often they're political dissidents.

Not in the US, they aren't.

There is a significant number of innocent people in US jails.

There is a significant number of innocent people in all jails, but being in jail isn't what this thread is about and I'm pretty sure you knew that.

[Famous Mortimer]

Nothing wrong with killing murderers.

Frequently, they're not murderers... often they're political dissidents.

Not in the US, they aren't.

There is a significant number of innocent people in US jails.

Better get rid of jails then?

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Nothing wrong with killing murderers.

Frequently, they're not murderers... often they're political dissidents.

Not in the US, they aren't.

There is a significant number of innocent people in US jails.

Better get rid of jails then?

There is a qualitative difference between being incarcerated and being dead.

[MaxQue]

Nothing wrong with killing murderers.

Frequently, they're not murderers... often they're political dissidents.

Not in the US, they aren't.

There is a significant number of innocent people in US jails.

Better get rid of jails then?

If someone is mistakely jailed, we can free him. If someone was mistakely executed, we can't revive him.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

The US is the only country in the Americas to still carry out executions.

Sadly, futher executions are still quite possible in the Carribean, with Saint Kitts and Nevis hanging a man in 2008, and other countries of the region wowing to carry out death sentences.

IIRC, the third most recent state to carry out executions in the Americas was Cuba (2003?), preceded by Guatemala (2000).

[PiMp DaDdy FitzGerald]

Most of the people executed in the US deserve it so we shouldn't be lumped in with Iran and China.

[Zanas]

Most of the people executed in the US deserve it so we shouldn't be lumped in with Iran and China.

^ That post gave me cancer.

But I guess I deserve it.