Philippines abolishes death penalty
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Topic: Philippines abolishes death penalty
Posted By: Angel
Subject: Philippines abolishes death penalty
Date Posted: 24 June 2006 at 10:22am
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Last Update: Saturday, June 24, 2006. 8:23pm (AEST) Philippines abolishes death penalty The President of the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo, has signed a law abolishing capital punishment. The change means 1,200 inmates on death row will now face life imprisonment. Earlier this month legislators in the Philippines, a mainly Catholic country, voted overwhelmingly to abolish capital punishment. By Philippines standards, the bill was pushed through in record time. In a speech, President Arroyo said "we yield to the high moral imperative dictated by God to walk away from capital punishment". Earlier she had assured the public that the end of the death penalty did not mean there would be a soft stance against criminals. The Philippines is plagued by violent crime with guns readily available and used in even minor disputes. -BBC http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200606/s1671067.htm - http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200606/s1671067.htm -------------  ~ Our feet are earthbound, but our hearts and our minds have wings ~
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Posted By: s666
Date Posted: 24 June 2006 at 7:55pm
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hey, its such a good thing. its a sin to kill another person even if he is a sinner. |
Posted By: ak_m_f
Date Posted: 24 June 2006 at 8:53pm
eye for an eye |
s666 wrote:Posted By: Muslima
Date Posted: 25 June 2006 at 7:07pm
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Great! If only the US could do the same! ------------- Allah Ou Akbar! |
Posted By: kimting
Date Posted: 28 June 2006 at 1:05am
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Salam.... im Hydee from philippines..its a good thing that our president abolished death penalty... hope her mind wont be change!!! ------------- salamalaikum.... |
Posted By: s666
Date Posted: 28 June 2006 at 11:11am
an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind bro.  |
Posted By: ak_m_f
Date Posted: 28 June 2006 at 12:21pm
ok then... blood for blood. |