CAPITAL PUNISHMENT INFO
Added on: 10th Dec 2015
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES QUITE OFTEN REFUSE TO
EXTRADITE PRISONERS TO THE UNITED STATES
WHEN THEY FEAR THAT THE DEATH PENALTY
WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY
THE DEATH PENALTY WAS ACTUALLY BANNED IN THE
UNITED STATES BETWEEN 1972 AND 1976 BY
THE SUPREME COURT
THIS MEANS THE US ACTUALLY BANNED THE DEATH
PENALTY BEFORE MANY OTHER COUNTRIES
CURRENTLY, HOWEVER, 32 STATES STILL ALLOW FOR
THE DEATH PENALTY. ONLY A FEW OF THEM ACTIVELY
USE IT THOUGH (FLORIDA, TEXAS)
STATISTICALLY, 1 IN 25 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH
IN THE UNITED STATES ARE INNOCENT
IN SOME COUNTRIES SUCH AS SINGAPORE, EVEN
POSSESSING DRUGS CAN LEAD TO EXECUTION
IN CHINA COMPANY EXECUTIVES CAN BE
EXECUTED FOR COMMITTING FRAUD
IN NORTH KOREA POSSESSING BIBLES, WATCHING
SOUTH KOREAN FILMS, AND DISTRIBUTING PORNOGRAPHY
OFTEN LEAD TO THE DEATH PENALTY
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