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The countries that still have the death penalty have it for the same reason they voted it in at the beginning. They think the threat of death will be a deterrent to people who plan to carry out a felony that is punishable by death.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe death penalty offers a number of features which appeal to authoritarian governments. These are:
1. The death penalty is considered to be an effective deterrant to crime, since people don't want to die.
2. Provided there is no lengthy appeals process, it is much cheaper to kill people than it is to imprison them.
3. Once a person is dead, you can be certain that they will never commit any more crimes.
Another View: Because, in a democracy, it is the will of the people to change or eliminate laws with which a majority do not agree.
Therefore, except in totalitarian countries (in which include Socialist-leaning nations) whose governmental bodies have usurped legitimate authority, it still widely exists.
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∙ 12y agoSaudia arabia
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∙ 11y agocause the US does too.
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What countries give the death penalty to gay people?
The following countries give the death penalty to gay people:SudanMauritaniaNigeriaSomalilandSaudi ArabiaYemenIranMaldivesBrunei PakistanAfghanistan
What area of the world has no countries that use the death penalty?
Canada, Mexico, UK, France, Germany, and Australia are among many countries that do not have the death penalty
What are some countries that have the death penalty and some that don't?
Iran ,The united states Iraq, China, Japan, have the death penalty. Australia. Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Do not have the death penalty
What 5 countries in Africa do not have the death penalty?
Tanzania
What percentage of people live in a country where the death penalty is legalised?
About 95% of Asians live in countries where the death penalty is legalized.
Is the death penalty active now?
The death penalty is regulated by state governments, and many of them still use it. Texas is notable for it's death penalty system.
Is the death penalty current?
In some countries, yes. But many countries have abolished it.
What is the difference in violent crime rate between states that have death penalty and states that do not have death penalty?
Well the death penalty countries are lower as the people don't want to dye for a crime so.
Is there still the death penalty for treason in England.?
No
What countys still have the death penalty?
America
Is there still a death penalty for spies?
Yes.
What countries don't use death penalty?
The United States is the only western nation that still uses capital punishment. The United States, Japan and Taiwan are the only fully developed countries that still engage in this practice.It is important to note that, while the US Supreme Court currently considers capital punishment constitutional, many states do not. Fourteen states and the District of Columbia have formally abolished the death penalty; New York has declared part of their capital punishment statute unconstitutional, and is not engaging in this practice; thirty-five states still allow the death penalty for certain crimes, but vary in frequency of use.AnswerIf by Western countries you mean industrialized democracies, then only The United States of America, Japan and Taiwan currently use the death penalty. In the USA 36 states, the federal government and the U.S. military have a death penalty statute. As of now South Korea has a moratorium on the death penalty.
