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I couldn’t name a single country on earth where I would be certain that this could not happen. 10 years is a long time, a lot can happen politically.

• latexr 2y ago
  We’re talking about going from fully innocent and legal action to full on death penalty in just over two terms (depending on country). That seems quite a stretch for many countries where the death penalty was abolished. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_by_country It doesn’t seem plausible that in countries where even euthanasia isn’t allowed things could get so out of hand that the death penalty would not only be reimplemented but it would devolve so fast that you’d start executing people for things which aren’t even crimes right now.
  • CryptoBanker 2y ago
    You are literally debating something that hasn't happened yet. The death penalty example was just that, an example
    • latexr 2y ago
      Clearly the death penalty was not just an example, seeing as the reply from that same user made a good point about their own country becoming a war zone. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42803165 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42803165 I recommend you stop assuming what other people meant and nitpicking for no discernible reason. The only one debating here is you, and you’re doing it with yourself.