70% of Mexicans Support Reinstituting the Death Penalty

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Apparently the other 30% work for the cartels.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7846249.stm

Mexico to rethink death penalty
By Stephen Gibbs
BBC News, Mexico City

The Congress in Mexico has agreed to debate the issue of reinstating capital punishment for some crimes.

The move follows a surge in murders and kidnappings in the country, many linked to drug cartels and organised crime.

Mexico abolished capital punishment in 2005, but recent surveys suggest that 70% of Mexicans are in favour of the death penalty.

The campaign to re-instate judicial executions has, unusually, been led by Mexico's Green Party.

Hundreds of posters, carrying the Green Party logo, and demanding capital punishment for murderers and kidnappers have appeared all over Mexico City.

The party says it is simply conveying the voice of the people, but its opponents say it is playing politics.

No date has been set for the forums, which will bring together crime experts, academics and human rights campaigners.

The chances that the Mexican constitution will actually be amended currently appear remote.

The government, church and human rights groups all strongly oppose reinstatement.

Mexico has long been powerful voice in international forums calling for the abolition of capital punishment and has not carried out an execution since 1961.

But millions of Mexicans are appalled by the rising insecurity in this country, and are looking for any means to control it.
 
It's against their constitution. There's pretty much no way they can reinstate it. I assume that every party besides the Greens is opposed, even the PAN.
 
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Support for the death penalty has sometimes spiked in abolitionist countries. I think it was like at 70% in Britian during the 90's, and France had whopping 80% support for the death penalty when the Socialist party abolished it. The only place that doesn't see any spikes in support is, ironically, Germany, where support has remained at 25% for decades and the only parties that support it are neo-fascist ones. But the temporary spikes always fade away, and the longer people go without the death penalty, the more glad they are that they finally did away with it.
 
Hmmm...

I just read that 99% of crimes in Mexico go unpunished.

They should put the money into enforcement rather than trying something that isn't going to work and has never worked.
 
uscitizen said:
65% of muslims in the middle east support cutting off your head as a means of execution...
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I think maineman would give you an argument about that....

He thinks only 1 in 10,000,000 are bad guys....the rest just love the west and Americans in particular, never kill, or steal, and highly value life....respect women and children and gladly assimilate into whatever society or country they live in.

:cof1:
 
Mr. Conservative said:
Hmmm...

I just read that 99% of crimes in Mexico go unpunished.

They should put the money into enforcement rather than trying something that isn't going to work and has never worked.
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Does that 99% statistic refer to incidents that led to arrests and subsequent convictions? Cause otherwise it's kind of like: duh. 99% of crimes in the US probably go unpunished, when you consider things like fights, drug deals, drug use, speeding, etc.
 
bravo said:
I think maineman would give you an argument about that....

He thinks only 1 in 10,000,000 are bad guys....the rest just love the west and Americans in particular, never kill, or steal, and highly value life....respect women and children and gladly assimilate into whatever society or country they live in.

:cof1:
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Certainly more than that, but almost certainly far less than 5% of Muslims worldwide are supportive of terrorist activity in the name of Islam.
 
Mr. Liberal said:
Support for the death penalty has sometimes spiked in abolitionist countries. I think it was like at 70% in Britian during the 90's, and France had whopping 80% support for the death penalty when the Socialist party abolished it. The only place that doesn't see any spikes in support is, ironically, Germany, where support has remained at 25% for decades and the only parties that support it are neo-fascist ones. But the temporary spikes always fade away, and the longer people go without the death penalty, the more glad they are that they finally did away with it.
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Support your bullshit made up facts with a link please. :)
 
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