The Death Penalty, Nearing Its End
I wrote this in response to a comment that was deleted, but I&#x27;ll leave it here as it&#x27;s my favourite criticism of the death penalty:<p>I like to give this as a counter [1] (from Franquins &quot;Idées Noires&quot;, which shamefully I still don&#x27;t think have been translated to English).<p>The text reads roughly (my French is rusty):<p>&quot;The law is clear: Anyone who intentionally kills another loses his head. Let the executioner do his job.&quot;<p>&quot;Over here my friend.&quot;<p>&quot;And so a good deed is done.&quot;<p>&quot;Sorry, but the law is clear: Anyone who intentionally kills another ...&quot;<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.funeraire-info.fr&#x2F;journee-contre-la-peine-de-mort-une-autre-idee-noire-5288&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.funeraire-info.fr&#x2F;journee-contre-la-peine-de-mort...</a>