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The World Upside Down

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 29 Mar 22

The hubbub over the slapping at the Oscars shows us all we need to know about how screwed up the priorities of this country and the western world are in general. More people care about two overpaid, overhyped, middle-aged men...

misplaced priorities

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What About the Death Penalty in the US?

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 13 Nov 21

Back in the 1980s, a man in my state of Oregon was convicted of murdering eight women and suspected of fourteen total murders. He was sentenced to death, but now will be resentenced, probably to life in prison, which is no picnic...

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The executions of Sacco and Vanzetti

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 12 Mar 19

On 23rd August 1927 two men were executed in the electric chair at Charlestown State Prison in Massachusetts. They were Nicola Sacco (born 1891) and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (born 1888), two Italian immigrants, who had been convicted...

miscarriages of justice

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the question is finally answered,

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 26 Feb 09

one of my friends here, asked a very good question, she wanted to know why executions in the united states take place at night. I didn't know and I said I would google and find out, so here is the link for the information:...

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Bring On The Executions...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 8 Aug 08

With the overcrowding of prisons and the rampant rise in crime, should we be looking at other means of punishment. Mainly executions. What if we made the punishment for capitol offenses like murder, rape, torture, child molesting,...

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The Supreme Court has decided on lethal injection

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 17 Apr 08

and says it's the most humane way to execute those who are sentenced to death. I'm of two minds. First, I think it's horrible to kill someone but I have no idea what else we can do with murderers. They're obviously mentally ill...

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capital punishment

gloamglozer @gloamglozer (1289) • Australia 17 Apr 08

Do u think that criminals deserve to die? That doesnt happen anymore in Australia but in other countries it still does.

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Baha’i in Iran

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 22 Oct 07

The Baha's faith is an off shoot or splinter group from the religion of Islam. Many Muslims truely despise the Baha'i. I experienced this for myself while participating in usenet discussions of the Baha'i faith, back when I was...

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This is bullcrap! I'm just dumbfounded at all the attention this is getting!

Stephanie5 @Stephanie5 (2946) • United States 15 Dec 06

By RON WORD, Associated Press Writer 40 minutes ago OCALA, Fla. - Gov. Jeb Bush suspended all executions in Florida after a medical examiner said Friday that prison officials botched the insertion of the needles when a...

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Saddam's Trial... what do u think will be the verdicxt?Death, is it justified??

Mohan070983 @Mohan070983 (764) • India 5 Nov 06

Iraq's Prime Minister urged his countrymen to accept the verdict against Saddam Hussein expected today without violence, then in the next breath declared that the former dictator must get "what he deserves" with the decision that...

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