Ukraine and capital punishment

[NZman]

I thought the commandment went thou shalt not kill.

I dunt realise it said thou shalt not kill unless you is killin a killer.

Love the NZman

[Lina]

My knowlege of Bible is pretty pathetic! I can't call myself a religious person! Though, it seems like the right way to say is...One shall not murder!
There is a linguistic difference between the two! and the meaning behind it is left to be debated...Though, the Old Testament in itself seems to be filled with many examples of violence!

p.s.
I think that this one is better to address to our religious gurus!

[nikolai]

Abolishing the death penalty is good for Ukraine's image. But Ukraine's government needs to do a lot more than this to join the club of civilized nations. According to a report released by the U.S. Department of State (www.nationbynation.com/Ukraine/Human.html), prison guards and the police often beat and torture prison inmates in Ukraine. And sometimes they kill prisoners in their custody during such abuse. Here are some quotes from the report:

"The Constitution prohibits torture; however, police and prison officials regularly beat detainees and prisoners, and there
were numerous reports of such abuse. Amnesty International (AI) and other human rights groups continued to receive
regular reports that Berkut (special militia units or riot police) troops beat and tortured inmates as part of regular training exercises."

"A human rights group from Cherkassy
reported that in May a detainee died from injuries sustained during police torture ..."

"In 1998 there
were 1,901 deaths in prisons and detention facilities, which was more than 3 times the death rate of the general population."

[JetSet]

This is a pretty good thing, abolishing the cap. punishment, but the court system is still in shambles from what I hear. Does anyone know if Ukraine is under a common law code?

[JoseyWales1]

Hello,


What exists is no execution because the EU says so not because Ukraine really agrees with it but I'm sure that wont stop executions in Ukraine.


"outlaw" JoseyWales

[JoseyWales1]

hi,

hello


"outlaw" JoseyWales

[Josey_Wales]

wus this sayin hi hello stuf to yerselves? sounds to me like a bunch of guffahin goin on.