The USA is in great company on this topic..we are number 4 but I am sure we can do better.....

[Logical]

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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]

1. What I find most disturbing...

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]

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

[Lancero]

3. I support it too...

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

[Logical]

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

[Lancero]

5. I support gay rights. Try again.

[Logical]

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

[JI7]

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

[geckosfeet]

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

provide a better analysis. Absolutes are useful as well.

[dionysus]

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

they're a closed off society...

[former9thward]

17. OMG

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

[pintobean]

9. No link?

[Logical]

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

[WillyT]

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

[Logical]

18. Glad you liked it! :-) nt

[JI7]

13. Japan is on the list also

[Logical]

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

[JI7]

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

that are on the same level economically .

not just the death penalty but guns and religion.

[Logical]

16. So true. nt