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minus-squarearthurpizza@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·1 month agoCapital punishment should be abolished.
minus-squareamorangi@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 month agoIt already is, in civilized countries.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIt also is in many US states. Only 16 states have capital punishment and have executed anyone in the last 10 years, and 22 states do not have any form of capital punishment Per Wikipedia, Michigan was the first English speaking government to formally abolish the death penalty, abolishing it in 1847 (10 years after the state joined the union), shortly followed by Wisconsin in 1853 (5 years after the state joined the union) and Maine in 1887 (67 years after the state joined the union)
minus-squareTheTurner@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoThis. The state should not be able to decide who lives and who dies. Too many innocent people have and are put to death every year.
Capital punishment should be abolished.
It already is, in civilized countries.
It also is in many US states. Only 16 states have capital punishment and have executed anyone in the last 10 years, and 22 states do not have any form of capital punishment
Per Wikipedia, Michigan was the first English speaking government to formally abolish the death penalty, abolishing it in 1847 (10 years after the state joined the union), shortly followed by Wisconsin in 1853 (5 years after the state joined the union) and Maine in 1887 (67 years after the state joined the union)
This. The state should not be able to decide who lives and who dies. Too many innocent people have and are put to death every year.