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I am unaware of anyone in any of the EU countries who support the death penalty nor capital punishment. It is overwhelmingly frowned upon. Now I admit I haven't

• hartpuff 10y ago
  > I am unaware of anyone in any of the EU countries who support the death penalty nor capital punishment. It is overwhelmingly frowned upon. No it isn't. (And I post as someone who is against it, BTW.) In every right-wing party in the EU (and the world) there are almost certain to be elected representatives who support the death penalty. > Polls (until recently?) Which polls? I'm honestly curious. Obviously not curious enough to make a simple Google search. Here's a BBC item from last year showing support for the death penalty in the UK dropping below 50% for the first time: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32061822 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32061822 > And I'm sure there are those in Central/Eastern Europe who still support it (I know life was especially brutal under the communist regimes). I fail to see what regimes that disappeared a quarter of a century ago have to do with anything.
• ptaipale 10y ago
  Well, I'm in an EU country, and I support the death penalty for the most severe crimes; as execution method I only propose that the condemned shall be kept in prison until he or she dies. A lethal injection or bullet in the neck is too easy. (However, this is forbidden by EU.)