Death penalty in France.

[annelaure]

25 yeas ago France abolished death penalty, while a majority of the population was for it. That was under the lead of a Justice Minister, called Robert Badinter. After the speech he delivered, a deputy stood up against him. That was Pascal Clement.. our current Justice Minister. Today, I heard him on the radio explaining the reason he made that

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[spozgar]

A majority of the population is for it here too. The government couldn't care less though :(.

[annelaure]

The majority of the population is not for it anymore in France. But it couldn't be re established anyway.
You can find a bunch of interesting articles on wikipedia about the whole subject :)

[giddyfeet]

So is he still for the death penalty? personally I think such a penalty is barbaric and I would never live in a place that used it. Even if it was bought back here, which there is very little chance of happening, I would move country. I wont even visit beautiful far eastern countries because they have barbaric laws.

[annelaure]

Pascal Clement? No, he changed his point of view on the whole issue and explained in on the radio.

[sandwell]

The question is pretty much moot anyway

[annelaure]

What does moot mean anyway?
That it's not worth being discussed? that I can make the point in my journal?
And by the way, never assume about what I think and know about a subject I decide to post about.

[sandwell]

+++ query +++

moot = whether or not you answer 'a' or 'b' to a question, the question itself will never be asked because of other factors. in this case, whether or not anyone believes in capital punishment, it will never be reinstated.

and i *NEVER* assumed anything in my post about what you thought. My post was purely factual, purely neutral. i posted facts, not opinions. Never assume that i am trying to make you think anything, and never jump to conclusions about what i post.

[annelaure]

(which happens more often than you think)

that's what I was referring to.