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Today is "World Day Against the Death Penalty" and it is dedicated to US this year

By Douglas A. Berman

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USA, USA, USA!! Though American golfers were unable to beat the Europeans to bring home the Ryder Cup this year, I suppose some may want to take some (perverse?) pride in the fact that the abolitionist community in Europe are "honoring" the US today by dedicating this year's "World Day Against the Death Penalty" to us. This page from the folks at the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty explains the "honor" and its point: On 10 October 2010, the 8th World Day Against the Death Penalty is dedicated to the USA which executed 52 people and handed down 106 death sentences in 2009. The USA is one of the few federalist countries which give the states the power to legislate on the issue of the death penalty. At present there are 15 abolitionist states and 35 retentionist states in the USA, although among retentionist states, 10 have not carried out any executions for at least 10 years...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 10, 2010 (boomark / email).