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Interregnum: Age of Monsters (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Death penalty opponents regard the death penalty as inhumane and criticize it for its irreversibility. They argue also that capital punishment lacks deterrent effect, or has a brutalization effect, discriminates against minorities and the poor, and that it encourages a "culture of violence". There are many organizations worldwide, such as Amnesty International, and country-specific, such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), whose main purpose includes abolition of the death penalty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

It's a short hand to holding the monsters on charge accountable. I don't think those in charge care about any sort of law. You have the make the point visceral