- published: 24 Nov 2015
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Capital punishment, the death penalty, death sentence, or execution is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally "regarding the head" (referring to execution by beheading).
Capital punishment has in the past been practised by most societies (one notable exception being Kievan Rus); currently only 58 nations actively practice it, and 97 countries have abolished it (the remainder have not used it for 10 years or allow it only in exceptional circumstances such as wartime). It is a matter of active controversy in various countries and states, and positions can vary within a single political ideology or cultural region. In the European Union member states, Article 2 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union prohibits the use of capital punishment.
Currently Amnesty International considers most countries abolitionist. The UN General Assembly has adopted, in 2007, 2008 and 2010, non-binding resolutions calling for a global moratorium on executions, with a view to eventual abolition. Although many nations have abolished capital punishment, over 60% of the world's population live in countries where executions take place, as the People's Republic of China, India, the United States of America and Indonesia, the four most-populous countries in the world, continue to apply the death penalty (although in India, Indonesia and many US states it is only used rarely). Each of these four nations voted against the General Assembly resolutions.
The United States is one of two remaining industrialized nations to still use death as a form of punishment. There are approximately 3,000 prisoners currently living on Death Row. No other country in the world had this many of it's citizens awaiting execution. If you support capital punishment, you support absolute political control at its sickest extreme. Why must we continue to MURDER those who've been convicted of MURDER enforced under the lie that it's a deterrent to MURDER justifies their fucking murder. Sentenced to die. Sentenced to death. Capital punishment. A tool of the terrorist. It's nothing more than a political weapon. It's not a deterrent. It's not prevention. Kill one man, spare another. Our justice system is based on color. Examine the facts. You have to face it. The American death penalty is fucking racist. Abolish capital punishment now. Oppose the murders that state allows. Capital punishment is American's crime. An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind. Politicians who seek enhancement look towards murder for career advancement. They prey on fear and insecurity to win support of the majority. Endorsing murder under false preceptions. Being tough on crime helps win elections. They're playing god. They have no right. It's premeditated political sacrifice. It's not about murder or a crime committed. Not what was done but who fucking did it. It's not about law or even justice. It's about race and economic status. You can't judge a person by a stereotyped race. You have to look at the individual case. No life's returned by an execution. Another death is no solution. Their justice system is just our burden. The way they treat the average person. What about murder by government agents. Not capital punishment or even containment. These political pawns get away with murder. They're servants to the New World Order. You'll see no outside intervention. Not a single death recommendation.