Artevelde
Senior Member
First of all, you're wrong: Japan and South korea, to name only those two still have the death penalty.
Secondly, this is NOT an eye for an eye punishment, but apparently you have no real arguments.
You are correct in that Japan still has a death penalty. Lets look at what other nations are aligned with the US in allowing the death penalty
The Death Penalty Worldwide — Infoplease.com
Afghanistan
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Botswana
Chad
China (People's Republic)
Comoros
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Cuba
Dominica
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Guinea
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Lesotho
Libya
Malaysia
Mongolia
Nigeria
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian Authority
Qatar
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United States
Vietnam
Yemen
Zimbabwe
Read more: The Death Penalty Worldwide Infoplease.com The Death Penalty Worldwide — Infoplease.com
You will notice that the majority of countries in that list are riddled with violence.
Sounds like a very good reason to have the death penalty.