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(22,457 posts) Fri Apr 4, 2014, 06:23 PM Apr 2014

The 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

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The USA is in great company on this topic..we are number 4 but I am sure we can do better..... (Original Post) Logical Apr 2014 OP

What I find most disturbing... Lancero Apr 2014 #1

Many here on the DU support the death penalty. Not sure why. Eye for an Eye mode I guess. n-t Logical Apr 2014 #2

I support it too... Lancero Apr 2014 #3

I think it is like being anti-gay. Not a progressive trait. sick. n-t Logical Apr 2014 #4

I support gay rights. Try again. Lancero Apr 2014 #5

You can support anything you want. And I can think you are 100% wrong. nt Logical Apr 2014 #6

i oppose the death penalty also but i don't think it's comparable to being anti gay JI7 Apr 2014 #12

I think those absolute numbers. Per capita or as percentage of overall population would geckosfeet Apr 2014 #7

my question is how would we know how many executions NK has done? dionysus Apr 2014 #8

OMG former9thward Apr 2014 #17

No link? pintobean Apr 2014 #9

Added it at the bottom of the OP for you. nt Logical Apr 2014 #11

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #10

Glad you liked it! :-) nt Logical Apr 2014 #18

Japan is on the list also JI7 Apr 2014 #13

Yes, true, what do you think of the rest? nt Logical Apr 2014 #14

i have always said the US is backwards compared to many other nations JI7 Apr 2014 #15

So true. nt Logical Apr 2014 #16

Lancero

(3,280 posts)

1. What I find most disturbing...

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 06:27 PM

Apr 2014

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

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2. Many here on the DU support the death penalty. Not sure why. Eye for an Eye mode I guess. n-t

Reply to Lancero (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 06:28 PM

Apr 2014

Lancero

(3,280 posts)

3. I support it too...

Reply to Logical (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 06:29 PM

Apr 2014

But even I can admit that some are a bit quick to bring up 'kill em' as the punishment for a crime.

Logical

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4. I think it is like being anti-gay. Not a progressive trait. sick. n-t

Reply to Lancero (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 06:31 PM

Apr 2014

Lancero

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5. I support gay rights. Try again.

Reply to Logical (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 06:42 PM

Apr 2014

Logical

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6. You can support anything you want. And I can think you are 100% wrong. nt

Reply to Lancero (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 06:50 PM

Apr 2014

JI7

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12. i oppose the death penalty also but i don't think it's comparable to being anti gay

Reply to Logical (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 07:38 PM

Apr 2014

geckosfeet

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7. I think those absolute numbers. Per capita or as percentage of overall population would

Reply to Lancero (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 07:28 PM

Apr 2014

provide a better analysis. Absolutes are useful as well.

dionysus

(26,467 posts)

8. my question is how would we know how many executions NK has done?

Reply to Lancero (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 07:31 PM

Apr 2014

they're a closed off society...

former9thward

(33,424 posts)

17. OMG

Reply to Lancero (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 07:52 PM

Apr 2014

Do you really think N. Korea gives an accurate count of people they execute???

pintobean

(18,101 posts)

9. No link?

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 07:33 PM

Apr 2014

Logical

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11. Added it at the bottom of the OP for you. nt

Reply to pintobean (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 07:37 PM

Apr 2014

WillyT

(72,631 posts)

10. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 07:34 PM

Apr 2014

Logical

(22,457 posts)

18. Glad you liked it! :-) nt

Reply to WillyT (Reply #10)

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 12:26 PM

Apr 2014

JI7

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13. Japan is on the list also

Reply to Logical (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 07:38 PM

Apr 2014

Logical

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14. Yes, true, what do you think of the rest? nt

Reply to JI7 (Reply #13)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 07:45 PM

Apr 2014

JI7

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15. i have always said the US is backwards compared to many other nations

Reply to Logical (Reply #14)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 07:48 PM

Apr 2014

that are on the same level economically .

not just the death penalty but guns and religion.

Logical

(22,457 posts)

16. So true. nt

Reply to JI7 (Reply #15)

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 07:51 PM

Apr 2014

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