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Citizen Linus

Posted Sep 14, 2010 16:02 UTC (Tue) by shmget (subscriber, #58347)
In reply to: Citizen Linus by nicooo
Parent article: Citizen Linus

Death Penalty Stats for 2008 (source Amnesty International)

Country Executions
CHINA 1718+
IRAN 346+
SAUDI ARABIA 102+
USA 37
PAKISTAN 36+
IRAQ 34+
VIET NAM 19+
AFGHANISTAN 17+
NORTH KOREA 15+
JAPAN 15
YEMEN 13+
INDONESIA 10
LIBYA 8+
BANGLADESH 5
BELARUS 4
EGYPT 2+
MALAYSIA 1+
MONGOLIA 1+
SINGAPORE 1+
SUDAN 1+
SYRIA 1+
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1+
BAHRAIN 1
BOTSWANA 1
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 1
Rest of the World : 0

But the point in not the numbers, but the company the US keep.

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Citizen Linus

Posted Sep 14, 2010 16:16 UTC (Tue) by rahulsundaram (subscriber, #21946) [Link]

I don't see anyone saying Japan is as bad as North Korea though.

Citizen Linus

Posted Sep 14, 2010 17:01 UTC (Tue) by MisterIO (guest, #36192) [Link]

That's because Japan doesn't pretend to be the leader of the free world.
That said, Japan _is_ better than North Corea, just like are most countries of the rest of the world, USA included.(not sure I wrote this in good english)

Citizen Linus

Posted Sep 14, 2010 17:11 UTC (Tue) by MisterIO (guest, #36192) [Link]

You're right, sorry for the wrong data:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment

Citizen Linus

Posted Sep 15, 2010 8:11 UTC (Wed) by lacostej (guest, #2760) [Link]

in the US, executions where on hold for a part of 2007 and 2008. So 2006 and 2009 are more relevant numbers:

2009: 52
2008: 37
2007: 42
2006: 53

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-united-states-...