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Lancero

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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.

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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..... [View all] 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