The Sharpener (contributed to by liadnan) has drawn attention to a worthy counter for those in favour of capital punishment

After the fatal shooting of a Japanese fisherman a fortnight ago, Russia has released two of the three fisherman that were detained for fishing illegally in Russian waters.

What this brought to light is that as a result of a dispute between Russia and Japan over the ownership of Kuril Islands, no formal peace treaty was signed after the end of ( Read more... )