27 years on, man wrongly convicted of killing barmaid is a week from freedom

I don't think there is one single better reason why death penalty should be shunned. It's sort of irreversible if you discover contra-evidence later. But of course, for some what matters is the instant gratification and revenge in seeing someone fry in the electric chair.

California Votes for Prop 8

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After the turmoil about calling a teddy bear Muhammad (which is a quite common name to give boys in some parts of the world), I decided to take another look at the funny laws worldwide...
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I like it that they've updated www.retsinformation.dk and given it a new look.

I don't like that they've transferred the entire database of Danish laws in effect - which works as THE reference for politicians and 'ordinary people' alike - erroneously, so a lot of laws seem to have been signed on January 1st, 1753. Like the King's Law from 1665 and ( Read more... )

Today is Constitution Day, marking that on June 5th 1849, King Frederik VII 'gave' the Danish people a free constitution ( Read more... )