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oberliner

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23. It's not Americans who are appalled by the blade - it's the whole world

Reply to lexington filly (Reply #22)

Sun Sep 14, 2014, 07:41 AM

Sep 2014

That's why that form of execution was made illegal under international law and why human rights groups around the world, including representatives from the UN, are calling for those who are still doing it to stop.

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Saudi Arabia, key to Obama’s strategy, beheaded at least 8 people last month [View all] marmar Sep 2014 OP

And the USA has executed 29 people this year. Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #1

Exactly. bvf Sep 2014 #5

How many were for sorcery? oberliner Sep 2014 #6

How many were for being black and unable to afford a decent lawyer? Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #12

None oberliner Sep 2014 #16

Way to miss the point, there Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #17

That could change in the future bvf Sep 2014 #19

Michael Brown was executed for allegedly stealing a box of cigarillos. Maedhros Sep 2014 #21

You are right those are things we would not NOW execute anyone for but we are not totally jwirr Sep 2014 #14

good point Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #20

This is their method of carrying out a death srntence. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #2

If what's fueling much of the ISIS outrage is the barbaric act of beheading whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #3

Did I say I liked this, Saudi can make tbeir the choice, it is not my choice. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #4

It is "prohibited under international law under all circumstances" oberliner Sep 2014 #8

Go tell the Saudi, I am not in the position to tell them. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #9

You are in the position to tell them oberliner Sep 2014 #10

No, not my bucket list, I grant you to tell them. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #11

And it's completely illegal under international law oberliner Sep 2014 #7

I don't really get this argument. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #13

It's not an argument oberliner Sep 2014 #18

How is it inhumane, exactly? Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #15

We Americans like to pretend we're morally superior by using chemical lexington filly Sep 2014 #22

It's not Americans who are appalled by the blade - it's the whole world oberliner Sep 2014 #23

Or melting their skin off with white phosporus, which we used precisely because it was so barbaric Chathamization Sep 2014 #25

du rec. xchrom Sep 2014 #24

Why is ISIS beheading innocent people edhopper Sep 2014 #26