Prosecutors used hip-hop lyrics to help sentence a man to death: ‘This only happens to rap music’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/01/capital-punishment-hip-hop-rap-lyrics #UsNews #CapitalPunishment #Rap #Hiphop #UsCrime
Prosecutors used hip-hop lyrics to help sentence a man to death: ‘This only happens to rap music’

James Broadnax was a teenager when a jury convicted him of capital murder, with his rap lyrics presented as evidence he posed a threat of ‘future dangerousness’

The Guardian

I was curious so I did some online research, with some surprise findings!

Click Link to see what I found and which country has the lowest and the highest support in polls for capital punishment.

Maybe have a guess before you click...

https://open.substack.com/pub/zylew/p/death-penalty-support-compared-across?r=1gd0ll&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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‘Discriminatory’ Israeli death penalty law would be war crime, says UN rights chief

Volker Türk says bill, which applies to Palestinians convicted of terror charges but not Jewish extremists, must be repealed

The Guardian

Horror and fear in West Bank as Israel approves hanging Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis

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"Most nations, including almost all developed countries, have abolished capital punishment either in law or in practice; notable exceptions are the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, China, India, and most Islamic states."

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment

Capital punishment - Wikipedia

Israel passes law to give death penalty to Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks

Knesset approves measure that has been criticised by European countries and rights groups

The Guardian

Heinous, disgusting, criminal, and evil.

Yet another reason to have nothing but contempt for the Israeli military regime.

Courtesy of the fat Nazi, Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right national security minister who along with other ardent supporters has worn noose-shaped lapel pins in the run-up to the vote.

Share and highlight this utterly horrific scumbag and his cronies.

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Israel’s death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote

Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the Knesset

The Guardian