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Originally Posted by Cathy H
I know some capital crimes are horrific but I always felt punishment by death ( after years of delay) is not right and the Pope has stated his desire to stop it. so lets stop doing this.
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I would guess that many Popes have taken this stand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathol...tal_punishment
The victims' rights movement kind of started in churches, mosques, temples, and the like as these were the support system of people in various types of violent situations affected like abused wives and kids, violence against the homeless, etc.
The History of Crime Victims
The delay is a huge problem but there is the question of making sure the right person is being held accountable. More educated jurors as well as others involved in the judicial system might help this process as well as cut the delay times. Facebook should help with this education process.