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Originally Posted by sputnik
of course angry mobs support the death penalty. they'd probably support public lynchings for paedophiles as well. luckily, civilization means that not everything that's 'popular' is made legal. majorities make sucky decisions all the time, or vote for shit that is then overturned because it's unconstitutional.
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Would you classify half the British population as an "angry mob"? I wouldn't.
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also, i said i think japan is the only other developed nation besides the US. i didn't say i was sure. maybe i should have said "japan and the US are the only developed, western-style democracies that have the death penalty, barring a few tiny little islands/former colonies". better? china's totalitarian, it shouldn't exactly be used as an example.
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You said developed, not democratic.
