Should the death penalty be reinstated?
The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the death penalty (including the U.S.) while 97 countries have outlawed it.
34% Yes |
66% No |
24% Yes |
61% No |
10% Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence |
3% No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence |
0% Yes, but the victim’s family should decide the punishment |
2% No, too many people are innocently convicted |
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Unique answers from Australia users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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no, for the sake of life. Also the truth are sometimes found after the death and there is no going back
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No, because nothing gives the right for a human being to decide whether another human being lives or dies
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Only in very rare cases, when there is undeniable proof from a years-long investigation. Too many innocent people suffered from the death penalty.
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i support the pirate party
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No because institutions don’t have the right to murder either
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No, I believe in rehabilitation rather than punishment
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Uganda's constitutional court on Wednesday refused to annul or suspend an anti-LGBTQ law that includes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts, but voided some provisions it said are inconsistent with certain fundamental human rights.The legislation, adopted in May last year, is among the world's harshest anti-gay laws and has drawn condemnation from rights campaigners and sanctions from Western nations.Activists say the law has unleashed a torrent of abuse against LGBTQ people, including torture, rape, arrest and eviction."We decline to nullify the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 in its entirety, neither will we grant a permanent injunction against its enforcement," said lead judge Richard Buteera, reading the judgment on behalf of his four colleagues.However, the court struck down certain sections it said were "inconsistent with right to health, privacy and freedom of religion".The portions of the act that were voided criminalised the letting of premises for use for homosexual acts and failure to report homosexual acts.Under the Anti-Homosexuality Act, citizens had an obligation to report anyone they suspected of engaging in homosexuality. This requirement violated individual rights, the court found.The government will now have to remove these sections from the law, Edward Ssemambo, a human rights lawyer representing the petitioners, told Reuters.
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Four sentenced to death in Tunisia for Chokri Belaid's murder post-Arab Spring. His assassination sparked social unrest during Tunisia's transition fr
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A Tunisian court has delivered verdicts in the case of the murder of politician Chokri Belaid, who was assassinated in 2013. Four people have been sentenced to death.
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