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Re:EU Parliament supports the possible suspension of U.S. da... by kybernetikos on Friday July 05, 2013 @06:54AM (#5994335)
I think the point that was being made is that when you make the rules you have to assume that there will occasionally be mistakes in the application of those rules and sometimes the whole purpose and intent will be corrupted given enough power and opportunity.

Given that, even if you support the death penalty for certain crimes or kinds of individuals (crimes against civilians during war or prisoner abuses can test my own anti-death penalty stance) it can still make sense not to support the death penalty as an institution.

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Re:EU Parliament supports the possible suspension of U.S. da... by narag on Saturday July 06, 2013 @01:21PM (#5999387)
Death penalty is also a problem when seeking extradition. There are provisions in many national legislations to avoid extraditing persons if they could be imposed a penalty that doesn't exists in the country.
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