an hour agoMaccabre murder of 8-year-old: Resurrecting death penalty in Albania under debate
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The macabre murder of eight-year-old Mateo in Fier from 38-year-old Klodian Chalaman has brought the debate on the return of the death penalty to our country. And while everyone was waiting for an answer to change the law, Prime Minister Edi Rama himself was at today's press conference at 8:30 a.m. [...]
And while everyone was expecting an answer to change the law, it was Prime Minister Edi Rama himself who at today's press conference at 8:30 a.m. that such a practice has shown no sign of improvement.
Statistics collected in many parts of the world show this. Today over 70% of countries in the world have lifted the death penalty.
The United States is a nation that still implements this practice (lawed by law in 27 states), standing in stark contrast with other democracies.
He has used such methods as firing squads, hanging, electric chair, and lethal injections. In recent years, however, the American view of the death penalty has changed.
According to a Gallup poll, 60% of participants believe that life in prison without parole is a better sentence than death.
5 Why Death Sentence Has Not Happened
The international human rights treaty ʹconveta against Torture and Treatments or other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishments aims to prevent such actions. Research shows that 3% of the executions between 1890-2010 were the wrong “”.
The death penalty disproportionates certain groups. Studies show that the mentally ill, the colored, and the poor make up the majority of those sentenced to death.
Death penalty can be used as a means of control, not justice
In theory, the death penalty is intended only to be used as punishment for the most serious crimes, such as murder. In some parts of the world, however, governments use executions for nonlethal crimes. These include drug - related criminal acts, theft, adultery, blasphemy, and political crimes.
It cannot be undone if new evidence is discovered. What makes the death penalty distinct from life imprisonment is that judgment cannot be annulled. It's a final sentence. So what if new evidence were discovered and the prisoner proved innocent?
You don't mind crime. Not preventing crime can be the most significant reason why the death penalty is wrong. Polls and statistics have shown that the death penalty has not decreased the crime rate.
